Pena discovered the sound, tweaking overtones during a song, over a shortwave radio. Fifteen years ago, blind san francisco blues musician paul pena, best known for writing the steve miller band hit jet airliner, happened upon the guttural hum of throatsinging on a russian radio program while scanning with his. Paul jerrod pena january 26, 1950 october 1, 2005 was an american singer, songwriter and guitarist of cape verdean descent his music from the first half of his career touched on delta blues, jazz, morna, flamenco, folk and rock and roll. Paul took first place in the kargyraa section of the contest and also won the audience favorite award.
Kongarol ondar, paul earthquake pena genghis blues. Even that much is remarkable, but then he is talked in to flying to tuva and participating in concerts, where he shows a lot of guts, heart and talent. The 1999 film genghis blues documented penas journey to tuva. A trip to the mongolian tribe with paul pena and kongarol ondar. And finally, the lyrics to the songs on the genghis blues cd. This is pauls tale of his journey through the world of throat singing. Genghis blues, released in 2000 by six degrees records. 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. Paul pena star of 1999 documentary genghis blues sfgate.
Genghis blues soundtrack from 1999, composed by kongarol ondar, paul pena. Currently, pena and ondar have recorded an album, genghis blues, which combines elements of mississippi delta. Paul penas fusion of blues and the unearthly sounds of tuvan throatsinging, must be heard to be believed and kongarol ondar is simply sublime in his performances. Paul pena born in hyannis, massachusetts, on january 26, 1950. The heart of genghis blues is in the music and its singers. This oscarnominated film follows a blind musician and the art of tuva, or throatsinging, a seemingly impossible form of singing using multiple vocal tones simultaneously. But, more crucially, genghis blues covers exotic terrain that few viewers will ever get a chance to see otherwise. Paul pena new train 1973 2000 lossless music download. This is the portrait of the amazing journey of blind san francisco bluesman, paul pena, to the 1995 2nd international unescosponsored throatsinging contest in kyzyl, tuva. In his search for harmony and the answer to a mystifying obsession, music helped pena bridge two cultures. To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images genghis blues. Paul pena heard a sound something intensely beautiful but disturbing at the same time coming from his shortwave radio.
Paul pena and kongarol ondar relaxing and playing tuvan blues in the desert of southern tuva. It centers on the journey of blind american singer paul pena to the isolated russian. Paul pena film credits contact filmmakers wadi rum productions home page. His paternal grandparents had emigrated to the united states from the cape verde islands and morna, the. Pena is probably best known for writing the song jet airliner, a major 1977 hit for the steve miller band and a staple of classic rock radio. Paul pena and kongarol ondar jammin together on the shores of the hemchik river, where kongarol ondar was born. Paul pena was a blind blues singerguitarist who developed an interest in throat singing and then tuvan culture. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy.
His music from the first half of his career touched on delta blues, jazz, morna. Paul pena heard a sound something intensely beautiful but disturbing at the same time coming from his. The soundtrack to one of the most unlikely tales and a film nominated for a 1999 academy award, genghis blues is the story of blind american bluesman paul pena who wrote steve millers jet airliner who heard tuvan throat singing and finally taught himself to do it, meeting one of the greats, kongarol ondar, at a concert the throat singer performed in penas home of. Kongarol ondar, who won the 1992 throatsinging contest, invited his friend, paul pena, to participate in the contest of 1995. Capturing listeners in genghis khan country by stephen holden. From the first half of his career penas music touched on delta blues, jazz, morna, flam. Blind throatsinging bluesmans tuvan journey documented on video, soundtrack album. Genghis blues, released in 1999 by wadi rum productions. Rent genghis blues 1999 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. King, richard feynman the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. This oscarnominated film follows the story of a blind blues musician and his triumphant trek to the forgotten land of tuva and the mysterious art of. It focuses on the quest of paul pena, a blind musician, as he investigates the phenomenon of tuvan throatsinging after having fallen from musical grace. Since the release of the film, genghis blues and the accompanying cd soundtrack, paul was named san franciscos tuvan blues ambassador and july 11, 1999 was declared paul pena day by the mayor.
Rent paul pena movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Rent genghis blues 1999 starring paul pena and kongar ol ondar on dvd and bluray. He later was the focal point of the award winning documentary genghis blues. Paul pena, a san francisco blues artist who mastered the arcane art of tuvan throat singing, died saturday from complications of diabetes and pancreatitis. Genghis blues is a lowbudget documentary travelogue about blind blues singer paul penas fascination with the strange throat singing of tuvan nomads, a unique ethnic group located in central asia. Paul jerrod pena january 26, 1950 october 1, 2005 was an american singer, songwriter and guitarist of cape verdean descent. It was also nominated for an academy award in 2000 in the best documentary. Filmmakers roko and adrian belic record the 1995 journey of blind bluesman paul pena and assorted bay area cohorts to a throatsinging festival in tuva, a small republic between siberia and mongolia. Once upon a time, by paul pena, is the tale of his journey through the world of throat singing. Released july 2nd, 1999, genghis blues stars kongarol ondar, paul pena, b. Released by six degrees records in 2000 657036 10382 containing music from genghis blues 1999. The sound was that of tuvan throatsingers, a sound that changed his life forever and sent him on a journey across the world to a land unknown. From the first half of his career penas music touched on delta blues, jazz, morna, flamenco, folk and rock and roll. The combination of the two is a rare and miraculous musical treat.
Genghis blues paul pena played blues with the greats tbone walker, b. Paul pena, a san francisco blues artist who mastered the arcane art of tuvan throat singing, died saturday from complications of diabetes and. The official paul pena website is up and has the latest news on paul. Paul pena january 26, 1950 is a san francisco blues musician, who has recently become famous for teaching himself tyvan throat singing, and is the subject of the recent awardwinning documentary film genghis blues about his journey to tyva in 1995. Sadly, paul passed away in 2005 after a long bout with pancreatitis. The official genghis blues website has updated news on events, screenings, awards, and more.
After the release of the film, genghis blues, and the cd sountrack, paul was named san franciscos tuvan blues ambassador and july 11, 1999 was declared paul pena day by the mayor. What you talkin about paul pena paul pena born in hyannis, massachusetts, on january 26, 1950. Genghis blues is an 88 minute documentary from 1999. Paul pena simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Genghis blues tells us about tuva, a remote area, bordering on the north of mongolia. In 1995, the blind bluesman became the first american ever to compete in an unusual contest of multiharmonic throatsinging native to the autonomous republic of tuva. Genghis blues is a 1999 american documentary film directed by roko belic. The american musician paul pena, who has died aged 55, became an unlikely icon when the awardwinning documentary genghis blues, charting his quest to sing in the central asian republic of tuva. In 2000 he was diagnosed with a pancreatic illness and. Short biographies of the artists featured on the cd. Paul pena heard a sound, something intensely beautiful but disturbing at the same time, coming from his shortwave radio. Throat singing sounds as if it were discovered and perfected by musicians like paul pena, awake in the middle of the night, searching the dials of their minds for the stations between the numbers. Paul pena star of 1999 documentary genghis blues david rubien, chronicle staff writer.
The lyrics to the genghis blues cd are available online. Remember richard feynman and the book, tuva or bust. Genghis blues 1999 stream and watch online moviefone. Download genghis blues 1999 original soundtrack kongar. Paul pena, an album by paul pena on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
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