Growing up in the Sakha Republic, Russia, Aldana Duoraan was drawn to the traditions of her people. She began playing the khomus — a sort of mouth harp — at age six, and graduated from musical school majoring in the traditional folklore of the Sakha people. Basing her practice and performance around different types of khomus,  Duoraan creates waves of reflective tones and overtones. The resulting compositions retain the feel of minimalist modular experiments, introspective and deep. Now based in Prague, Duoraan released her debut Üs kut on Czech imprint Řehole in 2021.

• Üs Kut, by Aldana Duoraan

• Üs Kut, by Aldana Duoraan