Living Tongues
Kalmyk Topshur Dueling
S1 E6:
Kalmyk virtuoso musicians, Viktor Batyrovich Okchayev and Dmitriy Sharayev, perform a musical duel on the topshur or dombura, a two-stringed wooden instrument. Kalmyk is spoken by people in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, and the video was shot in the city of Elista. Language featured: Kalmyk