San francisco bluesman and composer, paul pena makes a musical pilgrimage to the land of tuva. In 1995 paul travelled to kyzyl to participate in the khoomei symposium and placed first in the kargyraa category. In 1993, pena heard tuvan throat singing over his shortwave radio and subsequently taught himself how to reproduce. An interview on genghis blues with the belic brothers gives a great perspective on the joys and hazards of shoestring filmmaking. At once whimsical and profound, genghis blues chronicles the journey of blind blues legend paul pena as he discovers the ancient art of tuvan throat singing and participates in the national competition. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. For years it was only on tv in that crappy pan and scan format. It is the story of a man whose struggle in life is not defined by conformity and rules but by an unquenchable curiosity, and love of music.
Late at night when he cannot sleep, he listens to the world on a shortwave radio. Genghis kyle all for you genghis blues vinyl discogs. Sep 22, 2011 this feature is not available right now. Serendipity is a sometimes necessary and always welcome facet for the creation of any film, but the serendipitous elements that contributed to the conception and completion of genghis blues, the. Thanks to funding shortfalls, the film sat in postproduction for almost four years before reaching completion.
Jan 01, 2000 genghis blues touches the very core of the human soul as great music does and demonstrates with poetic simplicity how music can be the great cultural leveler. This oscarnominated film follows a blind blues musician to southern siberia to perfect the mysterious art of tuvan throat. As a documentary of the trip, the movie is a success. This oscarnominated film follows a blind musician and the art of tuva, or throatsinging, a seemingly. Genghis khan 1965 letterboxd social film discovery. Genghis blues 1999 at once whimsical and profound, genghis blues chronicles the journey of blind blues legend paul pena as he discovers the ancient art of tuvan throat singing and participates. Thank god you guys are showing this film again in september.
As anything more than a tease of throat singing, its a disappointment. This is the kind of story that has to be true, because no novelist would dare to dream it up. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by bodrov and arif aliev. Serendipity is a sometimes necessary and always welcome facet for the creation of any film, but the serendipitous elements that contributed to the conception and completion. Paul pena 19502005 was a blind san francisco blues musician and. The rise to power of genghis khan in the united kingdom, is a 2007 semihistorical epic film directed by sergei bodrov, about the early life of temujin, who later came to be known as genghis khan. The story recounts the early life of genghis khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206. Genghis blues soundtrack cd details and availability. In 1995, the blind bluesman became the first american ever to compete in an. In conclusion, this unique production of sound from tuva has, over the.
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 san francisco. Film makers roco and adrian belic documented both penas triumph at the competition as well as his travels around tuva with ondar. Paul pena played blues with the greats tbone walker, b. Further investigation led him to discover its origins in tuva, an autonomous russian republic in central asia sandwiched between outer mongolia and siberia.
Having thought so much about the subject, i was really looking forward to the documentary genghis blues, about the journey of a san francisco blues musician to tuva, a country that still practices throat singing. But so far we have touched only on the amazing facts of genghis blues. Introduction in 1965 columbia pictures released genghis khan a joint americanbritishyugoslavian production. Paul pena star of 1999 documentary genghis blues sfgate. Whether youve seen the documentary or not this soundtrack is a must buy for fans of blues, world music or anyone that likes something just a little bit differant. Genghis blues soundtrack from 1999, composed by kongarol ondar, paul pena. Genghis blues original soundtrack kongarol ondar songs. He performs using the unique tuva throat singing method in which two vocal cords are used at the same. Genghis blues is a lowbudget documentary about blind blues singer paul penas fascination with the strange throat singing of tuvan nomads, a unique ethnic group located in the tuva province of russia. Genres music videos and concerts, documentary, special interest, comedy director roko belic starring. Paul pena, a san francisco blues artist who mastered the arcane art of tuvan throat singing, died saturday from complications of diabetes and.
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 shortwave. The story of a blind blues musicians journey to tuva to compete in a national throat singing competition. The film, originally slated to be released in china on december 22 2017, was subsequently postponed to april 28 2018 to allow the team more time for postproduction work. 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. The widescreen version is beautiful for capturing the clashing armies. Film and filmmaker information, photographs, credits, and links. How else can you explain the immediate, symbiotic link that is established between a burly, blind, nearforgotten san franciscan bluesman and the people of a remote central asian nation, tuva. Belics brand of freestyle filmmaking brings an infectious energy to this documentary, which is both a powerful, personal portrait of a. Blues singer paul pena hears tuvan throatsinging on short wave radio and is determined to find out what it is and where it comes from. Further investigation led him to discover its origins in tuva, an autonomous russian republic in central asia sandwiched between. Oct 04, 2005 paul pena, a san francisco blues artist who mastered the arcane art of tuvan throat singing, died saturday from complications of diabetes and pancreatitis. We see his fingers delicately touching the dial, rotating it just a little at a time. From the vault program what begins as a blind bluesmans curiosity of throat singing in the republic of tuva unfolds in this unforgettable film into an exploration into human will, culture and the universal love of music. This oscarnominated film follows a blind blues musician to southern siberia to perfect the mysterious art of tuvan throatsinging.
This is a video concert extra from the rare film, genghis blues starring the late paul pena. It centers on the journey of blind american singer paul pena to the isolated russian. American throatsinger and bluesman paul pena ha d been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was subsequently rediagnosed with pancreatitis see. Genghis blues 1999 stream and watch online moviefone. The texas documentary tour screens genghis blues, the belic brothers next. Describe four conflicts, resulting from different emicetic insideroutsider perspectives, portrayed in the film. Customers who bought this item also bought these digital items. 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. This journey was the focus of the documentary genghis blues. The rise of genghis khan in the united states and mongol.
This oscar nominated film follows the story of a blind blues musician and his triumphant trek to the foreign land of tuva and the mysterious art. King, richard feynman the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Blind blues musician paul pena is perhaps best known for his song jet airliner. Paul had been living with a pancreatic illness for several years. At once whimsical and profound, genghis blues chronicles the journey of blind blues legend paul pena as he discovers the ancient art of tuvan throat singing and participates in the national. Heres the readers digest version of the film, whose dark horse triumph at. Paul is well known to friends of tuva as cher shimjer earthquake, one half of the band genghis blues with kongarol ondar, and he is also known in the blues world and in the rock world. Genghis blues is a documentary film directed by roko belic.
In his search for harmony and the answer to a mystifying obsession, music helped pena bridge two cultures. Paul pena from the movie genghis blues,good horses youtube. Paul penas fusion of blues and the unearthly sounds of tuvan throatsinging, must be heard to be believed and kongarol. Genghis blues is a film about exploration and friendship. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from genghis kyle at the discogs marketplace. May 07, 20 this oscar nominated film follows the story of a blind blues musician and his triumphant trek to the foreign land of tuva and the mysterious art of khoomei or throatsinging, a seemingly. Paul pena heard a sound, something intensely beautiful but disturbing at the same time, coming from his shortwave radio. Sep 24, 1999 serendipity is a sometimes necessary and always welcome facet for the creation of any film, but the serendipitous elements that contributed to the conception and completion of genghis blues, the. Genghis blues is a 1999 american documentary film directed by roko belic. The result of that effort was the conqueror which starred john wayne as temujin. With tadanobu asano, amadu mamadakov, khulan chuluun, honglei sun.
The film host a screening the filmmakers kongarol ondar paul pena film credits. He plays and sings backup for such legends as muddy waters and b. This is the story of the shy mongol boy temujin who,during the th century, becomes the fearless mongol leader genghis khan that unites all mongol tribes and conquers india,china,persia,korea and parts of rusia,europe and middleeast. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. I tried tivoing this today, but a local thunderstorm caused my direct tv to lose its signal. King, kongarol ondar, paul pena, aislinn scofield, roko belic, roko belic, roko belic, adrian belic, roko belic. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Genghis blues touches the very core of the human soul as great music does and demonstrates with poetic simplicity how music can be the great cultural leveler. If the film were only about pena learning throat singing and going to tuva, it would be a travelogue. Capturing listeners in genghis khan country by stephen holden. Released july 2nd, 1999, genghis blues stars kongarol ondar, paul pena, b. I worked on finishing the version they brought to sundance. From the steppes of central asia to the streets of san francisco. This film came nine years after the last big budget hollywood attempt at making a movie about genghis khan.
The cannes film festival and cannes film market are some of the most important movie festivals and markets in the world just as. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. In 1999, a documentary titled genghis blues revealed the journey of. Released by six degrees records in 2000 657036 10382 containing music from genghis blues 1999. It centers on the journey of blind american singer paul pena to. In san francisco lives a blind blues singer named paul pena.
1439 11 260 314 1062 985 1296 1115 236 1466 159 1406 87 599 1033 53 1327 980 86 1446 791 523 898 726 845 876 331 1436 321 1180 567 672 150 271 1409 232 192