Dalai Beldiri

Dalai Beldiri
Studio album by
Yat-Kha
Released1999
LabelWicklow[1]
ProducerLu Edmonds
Yat-Kha chronology
Yenisei Punk
(1995) 		Dalai Beldiri
(1999) 		Aldyn Dashka
(2000)

Dalai Beldiri is an album by the Tuvan band Yat-Kha.[2][3] It was released internationally in 1999.[4] The album title translates as "the confluence of the seas".[5] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[6]

Production

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The album was produced by Lu Edmonds.[7] It mixed rock styles with Tuvan throat singing.[8] Among the instruments used were the morin khuur and bass shanzi.[9] Albert Kuvezin, Aldyn-ool Sevek, and Zhenya Tkach'v sang on Dalai Beldiri.[10] Sevek employed the sygyt whistling style; Kuvezin sang bass.[11][12] Kuvezin's guitar playing was influenced by Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and Jimi Hendrix.[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[14]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide[7]

The Washington Post wrote that "most of the songs on Dalai Beldiri have traditional roots, but they have been rearranged by Kuvezin to combine Tuvan vocal styles and instruments in non-traditional ways with Western pop instruments added in discreet but helpful ways."[4] The Vancouver Sun called "Sodom i Gomora" "a masterpiece," writing that "Tkach'v's haunting voice takes the lead here—the vocal is low and hypnotic, reminiscent of Latin church chanting, with Kuvezin providing a deep background rumble."[10]

The Record determined that "Kuvezin's mixture of original and traditional Tuvan music includes some notable Japanese, aboriginal and 'worldbeat' influences that enlivens the music."[15] The Chicago Tribune concluded that the trio "actually heightens the extraordinary sound of its music with tasteful, imaginative doses of Western drums, guitars and other electric instruments."[16] Miami New Times praised "Charash Karaa", and advised: "Think of a Tibetan monk crooning Bacharach at a karaoke bar in Kabul, and you come within spitting distance of this wonderful and oddly touching slab of sheer testosterone."[17] The Plain Dealer deemed Dalai Beldiri the 10th best album of 1999.[18]

AllMusic wrote that the album "offers a dynamic take on traditional Tuvan instrumentals and vocalizations."[13] In 2008, The Observer listed Dalai Beldiri as one of the 50 "Essential CDs from Around the World".[19]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Kaldak-Khamar" 
2."Khemchim" 
3."Dyngyldai" 
4."Öpei Khöömei" 
5."Kazhan Tören Karam Bolur" 
6."Keergentchig" 
7."Charash Karaa" 
8."Ydyk Buura" 
9."Höndergei" 
10."Sodom i Gomora" 

References

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  1. ^ "Yat-Kha Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Martin, Andrew R.; Mihalka, Matthew (September 8, 2020). Music Around the World: A Global Encyclopedia [3 volumes]: A Global Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO.
  3. ^ Church, Michael (24 Sep 1999). "Pop: World Music Round-Up". Features. The Independent. p. 18.
  4. ^ a b "Yat-Kha 'Dalai Beldiri'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b Soeder, John (July 13, 1999). "Throat Singers from Tuva to Warble at Wilbert's". The Plain Dealer. p. 1E.
  6. ^ Krewen, Nick (27 May 1999). "East meets West: Yat-Kha brings ancient 'throat-singing' to Guelph Spring Festival". The Record. Kitchener. p. D3.
  7. ^ a b MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 823.
  8. ^ Perry, Richard (2 May 1999). "Communing with the spirits of nature". Ottawa Citizen. p. C17.
  9. ^ "New World". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 58, no. 615. Apr 26, 1999. p. 36.
  10. ^ a b McIntyre, Anne (15 May 1999). "World Music: Yat-Kha". Vancouver Sun. p. E19.
  11. ^ Saxberg, Lynn (15 July 1999). "Yat-Kha makes Asian throat singing popular". Ottawa Citizen. p. F4.
  12. ^ Chapman, Geoff (7 Aug 1999). "Dalai Beldiri". Entertainment. Toronto Star. p. 1.
  13. ^ a b "Yat-Kha Dalai Beldiri". AllMusic.
  14. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. pp. 812–813.
  15. ^ Krewen, Nick (27 May 1999). "Yat-Kha Dalai Beldiri". The Record. Kitchener. p. D6.
  16. ^ Reger, Rick (4 June 1999). "Yat-Kha, Sunday at the Old Town School of Folk Music...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 32.
  17. ^ Tarte, Bob (September 30, 1999). "Rotations – Yat-Kha; Dres". Miami New Times.
  18. ^ Soeder, John (December 12, 1999). "Top 10 for the Bunker If Y2KO'd, Critic Could Live with These Year's-Best Albums". Arts & Entertainment. The Plain Dealer. p. 71.
  19. ^ "OMM: 50: Essential CDs from Around the World". Observer Music Magazine. The Observer. 15 June 2008. p. 56.
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