Kongurei on Nyckelharpa (Tuva meets Sweden)

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19 күн бұрын

Scandi interpretation of a Tuvan traditional tune.
Arranged and played by Emelie Waldken on nyckelharpa.
Get this tune on Bandcamp emeliewaldken.bandcamp.com/tr...
The instrument is a NYCKELHARPA, a Swedish traditional instrument.
Read more here www.emeliewaldken.net/nyckelh...
I'm Emelie Waldken, I play nyckelharpa and fiddles and I teach folk dancing.
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Nyckelharpa & bow by Jean-Claude Condi, Mirecourt, France.
Map embroidered by yours truly.
Special thanks to homies Sophie and Yassine for being such fans of this tune and motivating me but also distracting me.
Recorded April 2024 in Kajastuga studio, Sweden.
#nyckelharpa #worldnyckelharpaday #tuvanmusic

Пікірлер: 81

@EmelieWaldken 16 күн бұрын

Four traditional versions that inspired me a lot : - by Batsükh Dorj & Johanni Curtet kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8txntmSqtqmiYE.htmlsi=8159ta0WLsX93QYy - by Imre Peemot kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n8WJl8di3tzFY5s.htmlsi=DAJ3OAaxM4QKoDbE - by Chodura Tumaat & Erwin Grafe kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aZiegpqXmNjRcWw.htmlsi=0bgxhauwHJXmmymw - By Huun Huur Tu kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ecdipMyGr5vHomg.htmlsi=HBDiaJtCEOpM7Tof

@strixaeluco 14 күн бұрын

"In des Herzens heilig stille Räume Mußt du fliehen aus des Lebens Drang. Freiheit ist nur in dem Reich der Träume, Und das Schöne blüht nur im Gesang." ~ Friedrich von Schiller 🙏🏻❤

@Marcusstratus 10 күн бұрын

Excellent! I recognize this one! I've been throat singing for a decade and have recently been taught by Soriah, a local who sings professionally and has won competitions back in Tuva

@Pteromandias 5 күн бұрын

I do throat singing too, but only covers of Taylor Swift songs. This genre of Tuvan folk music is new to me.

@davidcpugh8743 12 күн бұрын

A classic strings. Gorgeous. May she play forever!

@kolober2045 16 күн бұрын

I love this! I listen to a lot of Mongolian and related music and recognized the tune at ~2 min mark. So beautiful on the knykelharpa.

@ritatatam3068 11 күн бұрын

This is absolutely beautiful, I didn’t knew this instrument and it’s totally mind blowing !!! Keep on playing, this instrument is a treasure and your way to play too, keep both preciously ❤

@Onionbaron 13 күн бұрын

I have a special relationship with nyckelharpa thanks to my old classmate Åsa Jinder, who was made an official Swedish national player of nyckelharpa at the amazing age of 14... Her father also was one of the renowned builders of the instrument (Curt Einar Jinder, if I recall correctly)... ...Time flies, memory limps... Also a very big fan of Tuvan music, EPI Enkhjargal Dandarvanschig This piece, so beautiful! Per aspera ad astra ars longa vita brevis

@yeoldfart8762 17 күн бұрын

Perfect for this morning. Sitting back before making breakfast. Very beautiful and so well play. Thought back to the first time I heard You on KZfaq. You were in a little clump of what looked like Aspen trees playing a medley of 3 Irish tunes. That was a bunch of years ago. You've grown.

@EmelieWaldken 17 күн бұрын

I do hope I have =)

@daveburklund2295 17 күн бұрын

Lovely. Melancholy, but sweet. Like having a good memory of someone who isn't here anymore.

@BoarhideGaming 14 күн бұрын

You are close, but not quite. It’s certainly not a sweet song. Kongurei is a mourning song, warriors returning from war to see their home destroyed or forever changed. Where is my herd of horses gone? Where are the homes of my people? It is an old, traditional song and many of the nomadic peoples from Tuva, Mongolia, the Altai ranges, the Kazakhs and surrounding lands have a version of it in their own language, but the point remains. It’s a song that may be more prevalent now than ever, with the traditional ways of life receding and mines and industry destroying and poisoning much of Central Asia.

@daveburklund2295 14 күн бұрын

@@BoarhideGaming Sounds sweet to me.

@BoarhideGaming 14 күн бұрын

@@daveburklund2295 You have an odd interpretation of that word then. Or maybe I do, who knows?

@daveburklund2295 14 күн бұрын

@@BoarhideGaming I mean, thank you for the information, but my subjective impression of the tune was that it was sweet and melancholy. I don't think the backstory is sweet, but the tune still sounded sweet to me.

@BoarhideGaming 14 күн бұрын

@@daveburklund2295 Oh, that's perfectly fine. I just think it's important to contextualise historic music.

@mccypr 17 күн бұрын

The tune reminds me of Philip Glass (Minimalist Music Composer) towards the end. Very nice! 😎

@EmelieWaldken 16 күн бұрын

Thank you ! The ending was simply the common Swedish folk technique of rullstråk.

@trabouliste1037 17 күн бұрын

Heard that song only from Kronos Quartet before, nice to hear another interpretation.

@mccypr 17 күн бұрын

Thanks Earth Person! 👽👽😎

@jamescoughlin6357 17 күн бұрын

Hey awesome sound here. I am Nyckelharpa player in Missouri. Its nice to hear your music, been following you for a few years. I hope the Nyckelharpa scene grows here in the midwest.

@EmelieWaldken 17 күн бұрын

I hope so too ! It can be tough to try building a scene, it most often takes years with little success, but it can be oh so worth it ! Good luck

@jamescoughlin6357 17 күн бұрын

@@EmelieWaldken Would you ever tour in the midwest? If so, I'd be happy to go to one of your shows. I bought my Nyckelharpa from doctor in Minnesota, he actually made it himself. But there a lot of folk music festivals in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and Missouri. If you decide to, that would be cool.

@EmelieWaldken 17 күн бұрын

@@jamescoughlin6357 I've been working towards a US tour for a few years now, but it's hella complicated to organise - the nightmare of flying with a nyckelharpa definitely doesn't help.

@dongkhamet1351 14 күн бұрын

I learned this melody in Kyzyl, 2010. It's quite something to have it pop up like this. Especially since it is a fine interpretation. Charash kyz!

@theservant752 17 күн бұрын

Jag gillade slutet bäst, det gav mig en varm känsla. Tack Waldken.

@EmelieWaldken 17 күн бұрын

Slutet var den mäst svenska biten ;)

@vishyswa 17 күн бұрын

I'd love to hear some duets with nycleharpa and clawhammer banjo.

@EmelieWaldken 17 күн бұрын

I really like banjo in general for Scandi folk music. 'Endelig frisk' by Erlend Viken Trio for example works so well !

@drakonyanazkar 17 күн бұрын

I am actually working on a clawhammer cover of Jämtländsk Brudmarsch, which is one of my favorite scandi tunes. I was looking to buy a nyckelharpa, but they're prohibitively expensive (plus their strings make them even more so!)

@EmelieWaldken 17 күн бұрын

@@drakonyanazkar Looking forward to your version of the jämtländsk brudmarsch, don't forget to come drop the link here when it's done =)

@Pteromandias 6 күн бұрын

@@drakonyanazkar Pressure's on now, buddy. You'd better not let her down!

@drakonyanazkar 6 күн бұрын

@@Pteromandias LOL I've been working on it for a while. I have the full music sheet on Flat, but it's tricky to nail down all the parts, so I don't feel confident enough to record it yet. I'll make sure to upload it to KZfaq, mention it here and maybe even send her the link the directly, _so I can get senpai's approval_ 🙏😔

@Alice-formusiclovers 14 күн бұрын

Wonderful video, ,music , playing, great work my friend it was a real pleasure to watch and listen to your sharing, thank you, i subbed to you, warm wishes, Alice

@robst247 13 күн бұрын

Entrancing and sublime.

@katejudson8907 14 күн бұрын

Exquisite. Thanks for sharing. I could listen all day.....

@IAmWithinEverything 13 күн бұрын

Inquisitive, ancient memories come up…Beautiful ❤

@Syllogyzym 13 күн бұрын

Gorgeous! I'd love to hear more like this.

@mists_of_time 16 күн бұрын

what an amazing tune!

@davidamaro1112 14 күн бұрын

I didn't know that Monalisa played musical instruments........I from Brazil....

@farukcosic7099 12 күн бұрын

Härligt musik ❤ Mvh Faruk

@lassilogren 13 күн бұрын

Very good Emelie! Beautiful melody, an elegant arrangement - and very well played!

@Acousticeg 12 күн бұрын

Beautiful...🎸

@jaygobolos9302 15 күн бұрын

lovely

@karenvanrekum1177 13 күн бұрын

Love it Emelie! Hope you're doing great:)

@alicial4857 14 күн бұрын

So beautiful!

@erikhiltunen4697 17 күн бұрын

So expansive and contemplative… Keep up the good work!

@m.bahadrunal765 15 күн бұрын

This is so beautiful 🥹

@ZengHuaXiansheng 16 күн бұрын

Wow, that’s amazing! Can you also do throat singing?

@EmelieWaldken 16 күн бұрын

Nope, but I'd love to learn some day =)

@ZengHuaXiansheng 16 күн бұрын

@@EmelieWaldken I can do a little bit of subtone singing but not as good as an experienced throat singer. My overtone singing is even not as good as my subtone singing. I don’t do it often because I think that you can damage your vocal cords if you do it incorrectly.

@marklingard9 10 күн бұрын

beautiful

@cjsingle 17 күн бұрын

Very nice music!

@vladteahover9301 13 күн бұрын

I hear the melody of the Three kingdoms. I love it

@alexardov 13 күн бұрын

Stunning! I love music from Tuva. I also studied overtone singing. Very well played and beautiful rendition of the tune on the nyckelharpa

@WildBillCox13 14 күн бұрын

Interesting. Liked and shared.

@rohan1104 17 күн бұрын

perfect, very beautiful :)

@EmelieWaldken 17 күн бұрын

Thank you =)

@Queton17 3 күн бұрын

This is very beautiful, madam.

@FredericoSydowNunes 11 күн бұрын

⚔👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@fernandobentayga4782 4 күн бұрын

🎼🎶😌🎶🎼

@drakonyanazkar 17 күн бұрын

It was a long piece or did you make it this long? In any case, I love me some longer songs and this one didn't sound repetitive, despite having just a single instrument and no lyrics. Great arrangement.

@EmelieWaldken 17 күн бұрын

Thank you ! It's a traditional song that every singer/band performs differently. It's often quite long, with the main theme repeated many, many times. I chose to keep that main style and really take time to let that theme shine, while also adding my own variations to it.

@janehinks6387 16 күн бұрын

Wow, took me elsewhere! 😊

@EmelieWaldken 16 күн бұрын

That was a bit the goal ;)

@IvanIsak 17 күн бұрын

What you think about Fear a' bhàta song?

@Second_Empire 15 күн бұрын

Всегда отдавал предпочтение крепким, сильным телом и духом женщинам. В отличии от исскусных любовниц юга, женщины севера могли разжечь кузню, сердце мужчины. Целую вашу руку и желаю счастья.

@Guy_makes_thing 16 күн бұрын

Happy late nyckelharpa day! Absolutly beautiful playing, but where's the tuvan throat singing?😉

@EmelieWaldken 16 күн бұрын

Not ashamed to recognize I can't do that technique. I'm not a singer and prefer to show what I can instead of what I can't ;)

@Guy_makes_thing 15 күн бұрын

@@EmelieWaldken Very understandable. :) I do hope it came across as a joke by the way, because it was, I'm not in the business of antagonizing the people I look up to. 😅

@EmelieWaldken 15 күн бұрын

@@Guy_makes_thing I don't take offense in the things I can't do ^^

@Guy_makes_thing 15 күн бұрын

@@EmelieWaldken From the category words to live by. :)

@davidcpugh8743 12 күн бұрын

The sound of the raging North Sea embodied!