Sainkho Namtchylak (born 1957 in the Republic of Tuva) is a Tuvan vocalist known for throat and overtone singing and for experimental cross-genre work spanning world music, jazz and avant‑garde.

Born 1957 in the Republic of Tuva; studied and draws on Tuvan shamanic, lamaist and Tibetan vocal traditions; noted for overtone/throat singing and wide timbral range. Reviews and discography document collaborations with jazz and electronic musicians (Stefano Bollani, Giancarlo Parisi; appearances with Evan Parker are listed in discography).

DeBaser reviews praise Sainkho's extraordinary vocal range and mastery of overtone/throat singing. Critics highlight her blend of Tuvan/shamanic techniques with jazz, electronics and world music. Reviews describe her work as experimental but approachable, with standout albums like Who Stole the Sky and Out of Tuva.

For:Listeners of experimental vocal music, world/ethnic music fans, avant‑garde jazz listeners, ethnomusicology enthusiasts.

 I came across Sainkho's voice almost by chance a few years ago, but her expressive potential, the timbral variety, and her capacity for extension immediately amazed me.

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 A great vocal experimenter, a scholar of the most suggestive applications of the voice as a true organic instrument.

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 Like nightingales. The singers sing like nightingales.

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 At the top of her lungs on the shamans' trail, imperatively on typically exclamatory Russian rhythms, or ascending the vaguely pentatonic scales of traditional ritual songs, "Out of Tuva" offers the most immediate access point to Sainkho's vocal extravagances.

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