Albert Kuvezin is one of the first musicians from the Russian subject of Tuva to introduce traditional Tuvan folk music elements worldwide.

After experiments with mixing traditional music with rock since the early 1980s, he brought his music to the West in 1993, performing at various festivals and forums in Berlin and Potsdam.

"At that time, we didn't know exactly what to do but tried to be ourselves," recalls Kuvezin.