KANSAS AND MEMPHIS. TUVA? GTFO.

I had forgotten all about Yat-Kha. (That's not them above. That's Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie,) Yat-Kha are from Tuva. That's right, straight outta Tuva, let's get that over with. It's in southern Siberia. They mix traditional Tuvan music with Western music. And with a throat singer. Yeah. Every bit as weird as it sounds.

I had my doohickey on shuffle today and their cover of "When the Levee Breaks" came on. It occurred to the that I'd never heard it back to back with the original. I'm not sure how much it follows Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie's version, or if it's drawn from Led Zeppelin's version. I don't care. It's weird, and my Tuvan collection is week.

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Listen:

Yat-Kha - When the Levee Breaks mp3 at Facile la Musique
Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie - When the Levee Breaks mp3 at Rock Town Hall
Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks mp3 at Ace Terrier (?)
Bonus:
Yat-Kha - Black Magic Woman mp3 at Cover Me

FUCKIN' A, I'M MEL TORME

How do you get Reverend Beat Man people to think global? Slap on some stuff by Tuva's finest throat singing rockers Yat-Kha. Really, this seems like it's right out of the Beat Man's playbook. Just listen to his cover of J.B.'s "It's Man's, Man's, Man's World" (retitled "It's a Beat Man's World") and then Yat-Kha's cover of "Black Magic Woman". Hear the similarity? If you want more Beat Man, go here, here, and here. If you want more Yat-Kha, dig into the other cover, "When the Levee Breaks" below.

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Listen:
Reverend Beat Man - It's a Beat Man's World mp3 at Big Rock Candy Mountain 
Yat-Kha - Black Magic Woman mp3 at Cover Me
Reverend Beat Man - Come Back Lord mp3 at Go Retro
Yat-Kha - When the Levee Breaks mp3 at Facile la Musique
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