Ok, I do make fun of the Mongolian art of throat singing, but I will readily admit that I am amazed and envious of this weird, fantastic skill. Unlike, say yodeling, throat singing is not something that just anyone can learn to do with a little practice. It is an incredible talent that only a very few out of hundreds can physically accomplish. After the initial giggles over its unusualness subside, I find this stuff absolutely beautful. Here are a few of the best samples I could find on YouTube this morning.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxK4pQgVvfg
(Huun Hurr at Philly Folk Festival, 2006) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVyyhHFKI8E
(Kongar ol Ondar on David Letterman, 2007) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY1pcEtHI_w
(Tuvan Throat Singing, 2006) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYqrWRiS204
(Siberian throat singing, 2008) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2DxJMuftBI
(Huun Huur Tu, Berkely, 2001) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M3YFK3sJ54
(Mongolian Khoomei, 2007) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wHbIWH_NGc
(Lesson on the morin khuur, 2006) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeWK_4LgKUg
(This guy has to moisten his throat first, 2006
Kinda shows you what kinds of talent you can develop while living alone out on the desolate wintry tundra of the Asian steppes.
Oh, and just two more, in case you think it is only old men who do this:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fOlyrQ2z1w
(Kyzyl 1995) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVZLGXFYIYQ
(Natascha Nikeprelevic, 2008)
But the best sample is Ondar's rap video: http://www.ondar.com/ (scroll down a bit)
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