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Does anyone know something about this cind of singing??
Also any mp3 on net??? Expecailly Inuit throat singing. Tnx

― Bojan Matic, Sunday, 20 June 2004 04:54 (twenty-two years ago)

A quick search on soulseek for "throat singing" popped up one album. Central Asian, though, not Inuit.

― AlienBoy (AlienBoy), Sunday, 20 June 2004 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

For Inuit games and songs, I'd recommend this CD if you can find it.

― Tim Ellison, Sunday, 20 June 2004 19:03 (twenty-two years ago)

i went to see Nina Nastasia this week who performed with Huun Huur Tu, the most famous Tuvan throat singing group, the gig really was incredible. Nina is stunning live (as is Jim White, who was on drums) but the addition of the throat singing to the songs created something really incredible. One of the best gigs ever. A friend of mine is an expert on this type of singing, i'll send her a link to the thread.

― jed_ (jed), Sunday, 20 June 2004 19:20 (twenty-two years ago)

i thought this was some new porn craze.

― dickvandyke (dickvandyke), Sunday, 20 June 2004 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

i can give your lots of links over the next couple of days (I am the so called expert jed refers to above)

but for now - check my website - i have a few links on my blog

www.phonetica.net

also - googling for khoomei will give you a good list of links

hope that's some use in the meantime...

― sisterphonetica, Sunday, 20 June 2004 23:33 (twenty-two years ago)

oooh gmail!

― jed_ (jed), Sunday, 20 June 2004 23:34 (twenty-two years ago)

nina nastasia live at peel acres a few days ago featured some of the throat singing- absolutlely magnificent stuff.

― officer pupp, Monday, 21 June 2004 00:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Tnx for links, i need a lot mp3. Sisterphonetica, can you tell me witch of thhese links has what i'm looking for, bcs i don't have much time exploring. Tnx once again.

― Bojan Matic, Monday, 21 June 2004 05:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Go see the documentary Ghengis Blues, about a blind American singer who teaches himself to throat sing and goes to central Asia enters a throat singing competition.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 21 June 2004 06:57 (twenty-two years ago)

the soundtrack to Ghengis Blues is pretty fucking sick too.

― Bull from 'Night Court' (Adrian Langston), Monday, 21 June 2004 07:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I was watching some PBS programme like Globetrekkers or Rick Steve's travels or something and saw Mongolian throat singing on it...ow!

― Ian Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Monday, 21 June 2004 11:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah I don't like this stuff. It's actually just too strange for me. I think they might sprain something suddenly, and their tracheas might just sort of pop out of their necks.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 June 2004 12:02 (twenty-two years ago)

funny thing is, I interviewed Jill Purce, the first western teacher of throat singing about that and she is insistent that it is NOT harmful to the thoat. As she is a trained bel canto singer and seems to know more about singing than many operatic singers I've treated for voice problems, I think she may be onto something. The deep tones heard in kargyraa (the deepest pitched of the three main types) is produced by way of very relaxed vocal cords but a lowered, pressed down larynx. as for the rest I need some proper hands on lessons to be able to explain it fully. But watch this space, when my article is published I'll be sure to let you know.

Inuit throat singing mp3s are scarce as it is more of a visual and breathing game than harmonic music as such. It is completely different from Tuvan or overtone singing.

there's a great video here though: http://www.nfb.ca/sedna/arcticmission/ma_expedition/video/top.php?video=200&vid=008.ram&trajet=1

I've subscribed to this thread. Would love to see the paul pena thing. I'm considering a trip to Tuva at some point to do some serious learning.

― sisterphonetica, Monday, 21 June 2004 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Isn't there an issue, though, with the vibration of the skull being potentially damaging in Tuvan singing?

― Tim Ellison, Monday, 21 June 2004 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

not heard that one before - do elaborate, please!
From listening, with an educated but not expert ear it would appear to me that the normal resonating chambers (oral, pharyngeal and nasal/sinus spaces) are altered by the laryngeal position. Correct me if I'm wrong. I'm off for a googling.

― sisterphonetica, Monday, 21 June 2004 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

i went to see Nina Nastasia this week who performed with Huun Huur Tu

Me, too. Yes, it was a great combination (and Jim White was excellent too).

― Snnap Dragon (snnap dragon), Monday, 21 June 2004 20:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Search: sainkho namtchylak's Stepmother City. She used to sing with the national ensemble of tuva but now she does her own modern throat singing stuff. it's the closest thing to new age cheese i like (except for maybe tangerine dream).

― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Monday, 21 June 2004 20:09 (twenty-two years ago)

sainkho is clearly nuts. she does the twittery avant jazz version of tuvan singing, but i don't recall too many overtones in there - I can't find my copy of stepmother city mind you so i may well be talking rubbish from my old lady memory...

― sisterphonetica (sisterphonetica), Monday, 21 June 2004 20:24 (twenty-two years ago)

everything, everything faded except the tuvan singers when I went to that gig last week. jed_ was also quite transfixed. banghoomei our minds was blown.

― sisterphonetica (sisterphonetica), Monday, 21 June 2004 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah, she's nuts, but she's got this trick where she blends her throat singing in with wind instruments (probably synthesized) and at some points you can't tell which is which. i love it when people toy with textures like that. it kills me every time.

― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Monday, 21 June 2004 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Re. vibration of the skull being potentially damaging: I don't know. I studied Ethno- in grad school and one of my classmates was once talking about, I think, having read about this.

― Tim Ellison, Monday, 21 June 2004 20:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw the Nina & The Mongolians show tonight. It was indeed really quite stunning. Sometimes the two didn't quite mesh right, and felt a little tacked on, but when they worked it really was stunning. It felt very... MBV-like, at times, this huge swirl of sounds and textures. Then the Tuvans did a song on their own towards the end. It was stunning...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 21 June 2004 21:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Isn't there an issue, though, with the vibration of the skull being potentially damaging in Tuvan singing?

It's doubtful, since they've been doing it for centuries with no record of any damage resulting.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 21 June 2004 21:32 (twenty-two years ago)

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