Hi, Rowan!

I'm understand English well.)
Much better than I write in it, however.

My e-mail exists on my profile page, you know, but comments are good way too, and it's quickest way.

I'll upload his disс as soon as possible, in a couple of days.

School teacher, Tuvinian shaman becomes pedophile-maniac, adopts Christianity in a prison, then leave it to came back soon... It's not a lot information about him in Russian, you know, maybe he is more known abroad, than here -- except Tuva, sure.

In a jail he was a local tattoo-painter, as i find it in some book about prison-camps of the Russian Nord i find somewhere in ru-net (Russian Internet). His last term of imprisonment ends somewhere in 2004, but, as far as hear and as far as i understand it, he must be back in a prison now. But there is no approved facts about that in my hands.

Nice that you reach me,
I'lya.

Hello I'lya,

What a fast reply! Thanks!
Glad you understand English - I guess both of our skills in the English
language is well enough to be able to communicate, haha.

Great to hear from you, I'm really happy to hear that you want to take some
effort in uploading the album.

About Oidupaa, I've heard from the webmaster of Khoomei.com, that
he has been freed late February 2006. So I guess he must be free again now.
Do you know how old he is? I'm curious.

I know he did many things wrong, although I'm not sure what he actually did.
I also didn't know he was a teacher. It's sad, because he also did lots of great things,
and his music is really great, and was and still is great inspiration for a lot
of people and tuvans. It's difficult to find any information about his person and problems.
Not even his positive things...

I pressume you also really like khoomei? Is it well known in Russia? I know some Russian people
but they don't even have heard from Tuva!! Chirgilchin did a great song in thought of Oidupaa,
you may have heard of it, 'Igor's Solo' [you can listen to it for free at purenaturemusic, http://www.purenaturemusic.com/sound/igor.mp3]

Thanks,
Rowan.