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South of Jakutsk, in a small village near the Lena river, Khristoforov forges traditional Yakutian jaw harps, such as the Khomus Khristoforov Large. The fine harmonics of this jaw harp are vibrantly transmitted to the whole body and quickly lead into trance-like conditions. In this way one can sense and feel the thrilling power of the old shamanic rituals. The slow, meditative play unfolds particularly beautifully. Its tautt, sharpened reed is easy to pluck and sounds well balanced. Khristoforov concentrated on the sound when forging, while the frame was kept rather simple. Convincing Khomus with tradition!
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In the province of Yakutia located in the far East of Russia the jaw harp is an instrument with national relevance. It is a symbol and an ambassador of that region. One of its refined artists goes by the name of Olena Podluzhnaya who uses the stage name UUTAi. DAN MOI met her in person and had a chat about the effects of jaw harp music to the human body.
Yesterday we had a visit from Yakutia, where the Jew's harp "Khomus" is the national musical instrument. After the Yakutian Jew's harp delegation had already visited our Ancient Trance Festival here in Taucha two weeks earlier, and as there was unfortunately not enough time for a visit to our Jew's harp paradise, they stopped by again on the way back from their concert tour.
On 15 February 2017 Spiridon Shishigin visited the project shop “Sinn und Sein” (Sense and Being) in Leipzig. About 30 fans and guests from the whole region gathered to see the world-famous jaw harp virtuoso from Yakutia in concert. A concert review.
Russia is a country with a handful of jaw harp traditions: in Sakha/Yakutia, in the Altai, and in Tuva the Khomus (or Komus) is played; in Bashkortostan the Kubyz is known, and in Western Russia and in the big cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg one can hear the name Vargan. An overview.
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