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This traditional Yakut Khomus was hand-forged by Alexandr Shepelev, a student of the legendary Jaw Harp smith German Burcev. Shepelev invested a lot of time and effort in the shiny polished frame and forged it neatly, precisley and very stable. The sharpened reed is medium taut and well balanced. This allows the player to try out and use the different breathing techniques in all their variety. This is a Jaw Harp that is typical of Yakutia in its form, sound and playability, designed for emotional and profound playing. The Khomus Shepelev Medium sounds excellent, is easy to play, does not clatter and is therefore very suitable for beginners. Even professionals will enjoy this high quality and loud Jaw Harp.
The lightweight cover made of burl (or bur), which was handycrafted to fit every single Khomus, is included in the delivery.
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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