ACHAI
Track List (13 tracks)
Bady-Dorzhu Ondar
Ayan-ool Sam
Ayan Shirizhik
Shodekeh (guest artist)
- Oglumga (For My Son)
By Alexander Sarzhat-ool.
- Odarladyp Semirtiili (Let's Fatten the Livestock)
- Dongup Xonar Boldum-na be?
"Don't Let Me Freeze"
- Flute Box
A duet featuring Shodekeh's beatbox mastery and Ayan Shirizhik's murgu magic.
- Karachal
A man of modest means expresses his frustrations and his dreams. This is a new arrangement in honor of Alash's 15th anniversary.
- Mezhegei
The singer remembers the Mezhegei River of his youth and wonders how it looks today in the first rays of morning sun.
- Chügle Sen Sen (Only You)
By Kaadyr-ool Begzi, featuring Shodekeh & Bady-Dorzhu Ondar.
"There's lots of girls with pretty faces, but you're the only one for me."
- Kosh-oi and Torgalyg
Melody by A.B. Chyrgal-ool, lyrics by Stepan Saryg-ool.
The poet compares two rivers to sisters walking hand in hand.
- Kara Kush (The Black Bird)
Lyrics by Sayan Mongush, music by Bady-Dorzhu Ondar.
Kara Kush was a horse known for its ability to 'cut' animals out of a herd.
- Igil / Xöömei Solo
Ayan-ool Sam sings a traditional solo with new verses by Kaigal-ool and Xeimer-ool Xovalyg, eldest and youngest brothers of one of the finest musical families of Tuva.
- My Throat / The Cuckoo
Featuring Shodekeh
This song compares the singer's throat to the sounds of the Cuckoo bird and the ediski, a traditional hunting call made from bark.
- Achai (Father)
You have spent your life Raising sheep and horses.
Dear father, I am ready for a life of singing.
I grew up in the beautiful cradle You carved with your own hands.
Father, listen to the song of your son Who follows in your footsteps.
- Sula Salyp Beerel Chonum (Relax)
A new composition by Alash, created from improvisations based on traditional themes.