Festival of Live-Music and Faith “Ustuu-Khuree” is a mixture of all trends and styles in music from classical and jazz to folk and avant-garde. The stage of the festival is open for all musicians, where everybody is equal – a “star”, crossing oceans in order to see wonderful Tuva Republic in not less exotic Russia and an enthusiast, playing in local clubhouse. You can meet the last Russian pank and 6-year old performer of deep-throat singing from Mongun-Taiga, situated on the borderline with taiga. “Ustuu-Khuree” is a Mecca for piligrims.

The festival of ethnic music "Ustuu-huree" is held annually in a Tuvan city Chadan. The main purpose of the festival was previously to attract social attention and to gather money for reconstruction of one of the most valuable Buddhist monuments in Asia - Upper Chadan temple complex "Ustuu-Khuree" which was destroyed in 1937.

The first festival was held in 1999 on the initiative of Igor Dulush (the graduate of Kyzyl art school and the art director of the Tuvan state philharmonics).

Famous bands all over the world took part in this festival. They are: "Oktai", "Olash", "Chargy-Haya", Andrey Mongush, "Sayany" ensemble, "Internat", Moscow bands Clean Tona and safety Magic, folklore band "Kaan Keredey" from Novokuznetsk, ethnic band "Allegoriya" from Novosibirsk, Compatriotes international orchestra, Sun Ra Arkestra and many other guests from Moscow, Krasnoyarsk, Volgograd, Abakan, Norway, Finland, Belgium, Japan, Switzerland etc.

The program of the festival traditionally includes concerts, horse racing, national wrestling huresh, carnival procession on the opening day and other events.

The festival was supported by the government of Tuva republic and the Religious governing department of Kamba-Lama. All the money was donated for the temple restoration.

The simplicity of living conditions in a tent town, closeness to nature, a special atmosphere of ruins of the Buddhist temple, constant united music playing of the participants – all these components created a unique image of the festival.

The official website of the festival - www.ustuhure.com