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Genghis Blues. 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. [1] It won the 1999 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for a Documentary.
- Roko Belic, Adrian Belic
- Paul Pena, Kongar-ol Ondar
- Wadi Rum Films
- Paul Pena
Oct 28, 1999 · Genghis Blues: Directed by Roko Belic. With Richard Feynman, B.B. King, Kongar-ol Ondar, Paul Pena. San Francisco bluesman and composer, Paul Peña makes a musical pilgrimage to the land of Tuva.
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- Documentary, Music
- Roko Belic
- 1999-10-28
Sep 24, 1999 · Genghis Blues. This is the kind of story that has to be true, because no novelist would dare to dream it up. 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.
Apr 21, 2000 · The people of Tuva, mostly farmers and sheepherders, swoon for Pena once they get past the joyful shock of beholding a blind American belting out tunes Tuvan-style. And Pena, whose career in the ...
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Jul 19, 1999 · 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. Languages featured in the film include English, Russian and Tuvan. Roko Belic. Director, Writer.
Without being mushy about it, "Genghis Blues" reminds us that music is a universal language that can go a long way toward bridging cultural and linguistic gaps. It also reminds us that in some ways modern telecommunications and transportation have turned the world into a global village, enabling musical roots 10,000 miles apart to intertwine.
Jul 4, 1999 · Genghis Blues, documentary winner at Sundance Film Festival, traces blues singer's trip to remote area of Russia, to home of 'throat-singing'; film was made by young brothers Adrian and Roko Belic ...
