Today I listen to Siberian indigenous music group, Otyken perform Khan Blues.


Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:29 - Khan Blues
4:08 - My thoughts
5:00 - Who are Otyken?


Links
Original Music Video: [ Ссылка ]

Folk Music playlist: [ Ссылка ]

Otyken playlist: [ Ссылка ]


Otyken (Old Turkic:𐰇𐱅𐰜𐰤, romanized: Ötüken; Russian: Отукен, OH-too-kyen) is a Russian Siberian indigenous music group that mixes elements of local folk music with modern pop, incorporating traditional instruments, lyrics, and languages. 'Otyken' is a word that is used in Chulym and other Turkic languages for a sacred land where warriors would lay down their arms and talk. The band was formed in 2015 by Andrey Medonos, and their debut album was released in 2018. As of May 2024, the group has over 2.5 million followers on Tiktok, over 245,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and 820,000 subscribers on YouTube with over 200 million views. The band members are of Siberian ethnicities and live in tiny villages along the Chulym river in the taiga of Krasnoyarsk Krai.

Khan Blues tells about the homeland and its significance in a person’s life. The members of the collective are inspired by the Siberian expanses, nature and the history of indigenous peoples. This song is dedicated to all the people who are in a foreign land and strongly miss their home. They also pay tribute to the rich culture of Rock N Roll and the artists who inspired them to create Khan Blues.

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