Sainkho Namtchylak - Letters Leo CD 190. Should be available soon. A magnificent kargyraa cut by Leonid Oorzhak is a highlight. Weak liner notes. 17 tracks, 61'38, khomus, tyzani, igil, amirga, tosh- pular, dambiraa, bell, kengirge, byzaanchy, limbi, buree, savag, tung, tenchak, khirilee.
Superlative liner notes explaining many ideas and terms.
Smithsonian Folkways CD SF 40017. 33 tracks, 41'50, featuring numerous performers recorded in Tuva by Ted Levin, Eduard Alexeev, Zoya Kirgiz. Khoomei, jew's harp, sigit, animal imitations. Excellent liner notes. Excellent, scholarly, musicologi- cal liner notes, texts in Tuvan available.