🎬 Documentary, Music

Genghis Blues

"The story of a blind blues musician's triumphant journey to the lost land of Tuva."

⭐ 7.1/10 1999 1h 27m Dir. Roko Belic

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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.

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7.1/10 19 votes

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Year
1999
Runtime
1h 27m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.1/10
Votes
19
Genre
Documentary, Music
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎭 Music 🎬 Roko Belic 👤 Paul Pena 👤 Kongar-ol Ondar
blues tuva throat singing

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Genghis Blues has a runtime of 1h 27m (1 hour and 27 minutes).
Genghis Blues was directed by Roko Belic and released in 1999.
Genghis Blues is a Documentary, Music film (1999).
The cast of Genghis Blues includes Paul Pena, Kongar-ol Ondar.
Genghis Blues has a TMDB rating of 7.1/10 based on 19 votes.

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