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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.
- (1.4K)
- Documentary, Music
- Roko Belic
- 1999-10-28
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.
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.
This Oscar® nominated film follows the story of a blind blues musician and his triumphant trek to the foreign land of Tuva and the mysterious art of khöömei ...
- 2 min
- 71.8K
- Wadi Rum Films
1999 · 1 hr 28 min. TV-PG. Documentary. A blind, self-taught U.S. musician travels to Siberia to explore the seemingly impossible art of Tuvan throat singing with other practitioners. Starring: Paul Pena B.B. King. Directed by: Roko Belic.
- Roko Belic
- January 1, 1999
- 88 min
Genghis Blues. This Oscar-nominated film follows a blind blues musician to southern Siberia to perfect the mysterious art of Tuvan throat-singing. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 3 days to finish once started.
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San Francisco bluesman and composer, Paul Peña makes a musical pilgrimage to the land of Tuva. 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.
