The Tuvan National Orchestra has a new home on the Internet: http://www.tuvannationalorchestra.com. This English-language website includes audio clips of some of the Orchestra’s most popular songs, including “Men Tyva Men” (I am Tuvan), as well as video clips, photos, a brief history of the Orchestra, and a biographical sketch of Ayana Samiyaevna Mongush, the Orchestra’s brilliant artistic director.
Although the site has been up for only three weeks, it has attracted visitors from Russian, Taiwan, Norway, France, Turkey, Japan, and India in addition to the U.S. and other English-speaking countries. The site is run by two American fans of Tuvan music, Jean Bubley and Johanna Kovitz, who also run the website for Alash (http://www.alashensemble.com). The creators hope that the website will bring more attention to the Tuvan National Orchestra and its unique music.