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TICKETSALASH ENSEMBLE IS A QUARTET OF MASTER THROAT SINGERS (XÖÖMEIZHI) FROM TUVA, A TINY REPUBLIC IN THE HEART OF INNER ASIA. THE ANCIENT ART OF THROAT SINGING (XÖÖMEI) DEVELOPED AMONG THE NOMADIC HERDSMEN OF THIS REGION. ALASH REMAINS GROUNDED IN THIS TRADITION WHILE EXPANDING ITS MUSICAL VOCABULARY WITH NEW IDEAS FROM THE WEST. ALL MEMBERS OF ALASH WERE TRAINED IN TRADITIONAL TUVAN MUSIC SINCE CHILDHOOD, FIRST LEARNING FROM THEIR FAMILIES, AND LATER BECOMING STUDENTS OF MASTER THROAT SINGERS. IN 1999, AS STUDENTS AT KYZYL ARTS COLLEGE, THEY FORMED A GROUP CALLED CHANGY-XAYA AND SOON BECAME THE RESIDENT TRADITIONAL ENSEMBLE ON CAMPUS. AT THE SAME TIME THEY LEARNED ABOUT WESTERN MUSIC, PRACTICED ON HYBRID TUVAN-EUROPEAN INSTRUMENTS, AND LISTENED TO NEW TRENDS COMING OUT OF AMERICA.
