Genghis Blues (1999)
3.9 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 28min
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- Synopsis:
Paul Pena heard a sound - something intensely beautiful but disturbing at the same time - coming from his short-wave radio. The sound was that of Tuvan throat-singers, a sound that changed his life forever and sent him on a journey across the world to a land unknown. In his search for harmony and the answer to a mystifying obsession, music helped Pena bridge two cultures. This 1999 Oscar nominated film is the story of a blind blues musician and his triumphant trek to the forgotten land of Tuva and the mysterious art of khoomei, or throat-singing, a seemingly impossible form of singing that produces multiple vocal tones simultaneously. Paul Pena, who has played with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, T-Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker, Jerry Garcia, Muddy Waters and BB King, travels to Tuva to live among the descendants of Genghis Khan and compete in their triennial khoomei contest. - Actors:
- Richard Feynman, BB King, Kongar-ol Ondar, Paul Pena, Aislinn Scofield
- Directors:
- Roko Belic
- Others:
- Adrian Belic
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Special Interest
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