Master of Throat Singing, the Mysterious Music of Tuva

01/22, 2014

Yalan雅岚 黑摄会

Referring to XOOMEI, it’s quite familiar and impressive when you listen to Mongolian music. This unusual singing style requires a vocalist to produce two or three notes simultaneously by tightening his throat, deep, charming, as a mysterious call from thousands years ago, touching the soul of every listener.

Among the countries where this traditional vocal skill exists, the study and development of XOOMEI are priority fields of National Art.It has been considered as National Treasure in Mongolia, Intangible Cultural Heritage in China, the Soul of Nation in Tuva.The Tuvans mostly live in Republic of Tuva (a federal subject of Russia), some in Xin-jiang Autonomous Region of China and Mongolia Republic. The Tuvans are said to be the earliest to sing XOOMEI, which not only imitate the sound of nature, but focus on the melodies. They compose music with lyrics; describe the rustic joyousness, beautiful natural scenery by their special ways of singing & whistling.Thanks to Ted Levin, the American human musicologist, a Tuva music band Huun-Huur-Tu appeared in the vision of US audiences at the end of 1990’s. Its four members brought their home-made traditional instruments on the stage, impressed the world by their unique vocal skills and mysterious music of Tuvans. “It is both very spiritual and down to earth, grounded in a strong sense of place, yet its appeal is universal.” claimed by Dirty Linen.

The followings are my favourite, Old Melodies by Sainkho Namtchylak, the famous extreme-vocalist, Amdy Baryp by YAT-KHA, winner of the Best Asian Group in BBC’s Global Music Awards in 2001, and In Search of a Lost Past by Huun-Huur-Tu, the world famous Tuva band.

 

Sainkho Namtchylak – Old Melodies

 

YAT-KHA – Amdy Baryp

 

Huun-Huur-Tu – In Search of a Lost Past

Tuva village Yalan雅岚 黑摄会

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  2. 我再来补上评论，最近看到的选秀节目， 😀 我感觉草原姑娘唱歌都不错呢

  4. 对蒙古音乐一直很难接受，因为俺是山东人 :evil
    话说…话说什么来着？忘记了 :(( 明天想起来再补上！对了，应该说今天

  6. 音乐让人有种向往的感觉，动听。楼上说骑马的兄弟有多久没洗脸，让我想到那年冬天骑行到西藏时碰到磕长头的一个藏族男人，他的脸更乌七八黑，但他一笑，彻底打动了我。

    1. 是啊 ;;) 有信仰的人，精神层次的追求早已超越了虚华的表面

  9. In Search of a Lost Past
    第三首 感觉很好
    蒙古音乐和平常听的草原上的歌曲不太一样呢

    1. 对啊，拥挤混沌的水泥城市怎生得出纯净悠远的音乐。。 ;;)

  15. 岚女啥时候放假啊， 😀
    打算回家的节奏，哈哈。

    提前给岚女拜新年来了。 :O)

    1. 已经放假咯….. O:-) 春节快乐哈, J叔…还有,还有, 岚女要压岁钱 =))

  22. 嵐女大人，新年快樂 :O) ～
    K+: 吾輩喜歡In Search of a Lost Past這個，聽著睡覺wwww

    1. 🙂 马年吉祥…..哥哥你那儿取消匿名评论了么，咱没法留言了。。

  26. 标题一度看成喊麦~~是因为我春节回家表弟给我秀了一下他的喊麦吗？
    话说记得看过央视的一个节目就是呼麦，真的能同时发出几个调的声音来。
    但总体还是单调了点儿~

    1. 一种独特的发声方式罢了，单靠技巧是做不出好歌曲的嘛。。 😀

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