with the American group Béla Fleck and the Flecktones to promote the Flecktones' Grammy winning album Jingle All the Way, which features Alash as guest artists. While touring with the Flecktones, Alash also had the opportunity to perform their traditional Tuvan music. In August 2007, the group performed for President Vladimir Putin while he was on holiday in Tuva. Sean Quirk, an American scholar and musician who resides in Tuva, is the group's manager, producer, and interpreter. In 2008, Quirk was named Merited Artist of Tuva for his promotion of traditional Tuvan music and culture both inside Tuva and abroad. Quirk and the other members of Alash are also members of the Tuvan National Orchestra. Recordings Alash Live at the Enchanted Garden March 2006 Alash April 2007 Jingle All the Way September 2008. Guest artists on the grammy-winning CD by the Flecktones Buura May 2011 Achai Spring 2015 Meni Mana Fall 2020 (digital only) External links Washington Post concert review. June 21, 2007 - scroll down to Alash Open World Program Offers Rare Glimpse of Unique Musical Art February 1, 2006 Hearts In Their Throats, Newsweek, March 17, 2006 Bady-Dorzhu Ondar and Maya Akhpasheva are Best Singers at the Ustuu Khuree Festival, Tuva Online, July 9, 2005 Who Are This Year's Khoomei Champions in Tuva? Tuva Online, July 29, 2004 Russian folk music groups Musical groups established in 1999 Musical groups from Tuva Culture in Kyzyl Throat singing 1999 establishments in Russia