Albert Kuvezin

Albert Budachievich Kuvezin (Russian: Альберт Будачиевич Кувезин; Tuvan: Күвезин Альберт Будачи оглу, romanized: Küvezin Albert Budaçi oglu, [kʰʏˈʋje̞zɪn ɐlʲ.be̞rtʰ bʊˈdɐt͡ɕʰɪ oˈ̞ʁɫʊ], alternatively spelled Kögêzin (Көгээзин, [kʰøˈ̞ɣe̞ːzɪn]), born 27 November 1965 in Kyzyl) is a Russian guitarist and throat singer. Kuvezin was one of the founding members of the Tuvan folk ensemble Huun-Huur-Tu,^[1] and is the leader of the Tuvan folk/rock/electro/post punk band Yat-Kha.^[1] He is known for his unique, contra-bass style of Tuvan kargyraa throat singing, which he calls "kanzat kargyraa."

Born (1965-11-27) November 27, 1965 (age 60)

Kyzyl, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Genres

• Throat singing
• post-punk

Occupations

• Guitarist
• singer

Instruments

• Vocals
• guitar

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Albert Kuvezin
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Born	(1965-11-27) November 27, 1965 (age 60) Kyzyl, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Genres	Throat singing post-punk
Occupations	Guitarist singer
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Member of	Yat-Kha
Formerly of	Huun-Huur-Tu

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His voice is featured in an Apple Inc ad for iPhone 15.^[2] The ad has reached over 13 million views on YouTube.^[3] In addition to his work with Yat-Kha, Kuvezin has contributed to albums by Alisa ("Duren", 1997), Blabbermouth,^[4] Susheela Raman, Untouchables, and Värttinä. In August, 2020 Uran Bator's track 'Uran Orda' featuring Kuvezin has been released.^[5]