Sakhalin Island is located north of Japan. For a century it was tossed back and forth between Russian and Japanese rule. After World War II, the dispute was settled and the island passed into Russian hands. Currently, the island is home to four indigenous peoples, of which the Nivkh (or Gilyak) is the largest with 4,700 people. In addition, about 190 Ujl'ta and a handful of Evenk and Nanaj live
… there. This CD contains recordings of vocal and instrumental music from the first two nations, recorded in 1996. (GO) _more
