Asian throat singing
Throat singing may refer to: Overtone singing, also known as overtone chanting, or harmonic singing. Tuvan throat singing, a form of overtone singing; Sardinian.
Throat-singing is most identified with parts of Central Asia, but it is also practiced in northern Canada and South Africa where the technique takes on different.
Description:See Article History Alternative Titles: In some styles, harmonic melodies are sounded above a fundamental vocal drone. A Mongolian throat-singer accompanying himself on a traditional horsehead fiddle, with strings and bow made of horsehair. Throat-singing necessitates activating different combinations of muscles to manipulate the resonating chambers of the vocal tract under sustained pressurized airflow from the stomach and chest. As with operatic singing, the technique requires years of training to master.. Origin, distribution, and contexts of performance Throat-singing originated among the indigenous Turko-Mongol tribes of the Altai and Sayan mountains of southern Siberia and western Mongolia.
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