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Sep 24, 1999 · Roger Ebert September 24, 1999. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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 ...
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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
88 minutes. Country. United States. Languages. English. Russian. Tuvan. 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.
- Roko Belic, Adrian Belic
- Paul Pena, Kongar-ol Ondar
- Wadi Rum Films
- Paul Pena
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Jul 19, 1999 · Overview. 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.
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