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Genghis Blues (1999)
Directed by Roko Belic
“The story of a blind blues musician's triumphant journey to the lost land of Tuva.”
Documentary, Music · 1h 27m
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. Languages featured in the film include English, Russian and Tuvan.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Roko Belic
- Writer
- Roko Belic
- Editor
- Roko Belic
- Producer
- Adrian Belic
Details
- Release date
- 1999-07-19
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Russian, English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Wadi Rum Productions