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Genghis Blues is a 1999 American documentary film directed by Roko Belic. It centers on the journey of blind American singer Paul Pena to the isolated Russian Republic of Tuva to pursue his interest in Tuvan throat singing. It won the 1999 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for a Documentary.
Oct 28, 1999 · A blind bluesman, Paul Pena, travels to Tuva, a Central Asian republic, to learn and perform the unique vocal art of throat singing. The film follows his journey, his encounters with the Tuvan people and culture, and his musical collaborations.
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- Documentary, Music
- Roko Belic
- 1999-10-28
Sep 24, 1999 · In San Francisco lives a blind blues singer named Paul Pena. He plays and sings backup for such legends as Muddy Waters and B.B. King. Late at night when he cannot sleep, he listens to the world on a shortwave radio.
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- Paul Pena, Kongar-Ol Ondar
- Roko Belic
- Wadi Rum Productions
Genghis Blues. This Oscar-nominated film follows a blind blues musician to southern Siberia to perfect the mysterious art of Tuvan throat-singing. 165 IMDb 7.8 1 h 27 min 1999. 16+. Documentary · Music Videos and Concerts · Special Interest · Comedy.
Jul 19, 1999 · Blind blues musician Paul Pena is perhaps best known for his song "Jet Airliner". In 1993, Pena heard Tuvan throat singing over his shortwave radio and subsequently taught himself how to reproduce these extraordinary sounds. This documentary follows him to Tuva, where he takes part in a throat singing competition.
The extraordinary odyssey of a U.S. musician of Cape Verdean ancestry to Tannu Tuva, in central Asia, where nomadic people throat sing more than one note simultaneously, using vocal harmonics.
