What is Overtone Singing?
Throat singing (also known as overtone chanting) is a very interesting type of singing that involves manipulating the diaphragm, throat, and mouth as air is released from the lungs to create sound. There are many different kinds of it, better known ones being Mongolian and Inuit throat singing. Performers of some overtone singing styles are even able to produce more than one pitch at the same time!
You will find a selection of throat singing videos from Youtube below, as well as throat singing mp3 downloads and useful links where you can learn more about this fascinating art.
You will find a selection of throat singing videos from Youtube below, as well as throat singing mp3 downloads and useful links where you can learn more about this fascinating art.
Tuvan Throat Singing MP3
If you are looking to download some good throat singing mp3 tracks, this highly-acclaimed album sponsored by the National Geographic Society is an excellent choice. It will introduce you to the ancient Asian musical tradition, including multiphonic throat singing and chanting. You can listen to the previews for free using the Amazon MP3 widget to the left.
Throat Singing Download from iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
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| Medley of Various Throat-singing Styles | Ensemble "Amirak" | Tuva: Voices from the Center of Asia | |
| Sygyt, Khoomei, Kargyraa (Styles of Throat-Singing) | Shu-De | Voices of the Real World | |
| Throat-Singing and Igil (Untitled) | Shu-De | Voices from the Distant Steppe | |
| Throat Singing Solo | Shu-De | Kongurei | |
| Potpourri of Steppe Melodies | Throat-singing Sextet of Chadaan | Tuva - Echoes from the Spirit World | |
| Throat Chakra (Singing Bowl Only) | Ben Scott & Christa Michell | Tibetan Chakra Meditations |
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Useful Throat Singing Links
Here are some related links if you want to learn more about this unique style of singing:
- Khoomei.com is a great resource site with lots of detailed information. They have throat singing lessons, information about Tuva, great article about different overtone singing types and even spectrograms of several different Khoomei singers.
- Tarbagan.net website will teach you how to throat sing in 7 simple steps.
- Wikipedia has an informative article about overtone singing in different cultures of the world. There are some forms of throat singing Asia, Europe, North America and Africa!
- Wikihow also has some basic information on how to throat-sing.
Throat Singing in the News
- Singer dies at 48 after being found unconscious in a hotel room bathtub
- Houston is born in Newark to gospel singer Cissy Houston. Her cousins include Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick; Houston's godmother was "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin. She honed her vocal skills as a child at New Hope Baptist Church, where her mother was ...
- After Throat Surgery, British Singer Adele Makes a Comeback at the Grammys
- Adele's throat problems resumed in October, prompting her doctors to take a closer look. They discovered the polyp, which was possibly caused by previous damage that hadn't healed properly and which may have been aggravated by the singer's cigarette ...
- Chaka Khan - Chaka Khan: 'throat Specialist Could Have Brought Whitney Back'
- Soul legend Chaka Khan is convinced her tragic pal Whitney Houston could have been saved by a visit to a throat specialist because losing her voice "killed" the singer. Khan experienced vocal problems in the 1980s - due in part to drug taking, ...
- Local Q&A: Canasta
- Reached less than 24 hours after returning to Chicago, the jet-lagged Roscoe Village resident talked about his attempts at traditional Mongolian throat singing, the reaction locals had to the band's music and why he's glad he was never challenged to a ...
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satewas
Oct 21, 2011 @ 9:45 pm | delete
- I lived in the Canadian Arctic for six years my spouse is an Inuk, and she throat sings she also teaches our daughter how to throat sing as well. It is a great way to keep in touch with their culture get article.
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Timelapselove
Oct 16, 2011 @ 9:48 pm | delete
- What a talent! Beautiful sounds! Great lens!
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RawBill
May 14, 2011 @ 12:00 am | delete
- I love throat singing. It is quite hypnotic to me. I think that you should include huun-huur-tu in the Tuvan Throat Singing section. I have a lot of their music. My favourite song of theirs would have to be aa-shuu dekei-oo.
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thegirlnextfloor
Mar 28, 2011 @ 1:03 am | delete
- This lens is full of great information. I didn't know much about this technique before visiting this page, and now I am curious to learn more! I will check out some of the links here for further reading, thanks for creating this!
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PrettyWorld
Feb 11, 2011 @ 8:54 am | delete
- Fun kind of singing to do. It is so strong in harmonics that it makes it easier to lock in pitch with other people. Years ago a friend and I were practicing throat singing in a hotel's empty indoor swimming pool room. What amazing sounds and echoes!
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madoc
Jan 29, 2011 @ 12:18 pm | delete
- Wonderful lens! Isn't it great that because of Paul Pena and Richard Feynman, we get to see more of these singers in the West?
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yourgoldenfuture
Jan 12, 2011 @ 2:51 pm | delete
- wonderful lens...you need to get used to enjoy this music...
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Momsbusy247 Jan 7, 2011 @ 6:01 pm | delete
- Very interesting, I had never heard of this type of singing. Thanks for teaching me something new today.
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jennynazak
Dec 24, 2010 @ 6:52 pm | delete
- What a great site. I love the movie GENGHIS BLUES. Also was a cohost on a small community radio show and we had a group of throat singers as guests. They brought their instruments which were made of real horsehair and bones and such. Amazing sound. I like the group Chirgilchen (not sure of spelling).
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wordstock
Nov 20, 2010 @ 4:18 pm | delete
- It takes a minute but what an interesting sound. Children do this automatically when they play with their voices to see what sounds they can make. Great job.
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KDimmick
Nov 19, 2010 @ 5:18 pm | delete
- Interesting. Weird, but interesting :)
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hotweb
Sep 27, 2010 @ 7:35 am | delete
- Interesting and informative lens, well done.
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Aquavel
Sep 24, 2010 @ 5:56 am | delete
- I've seen and heard this myself and it's fascinating to experience. Great lens and videos. Interesting to hear the various cultures do overtone chanting/singing.
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alteredkat
Sep 9, 2010 @ 8:54 pm | delete
- I've seen this...its quite interesting! cool lens.
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GrowWear
Sep 3, 2010 @ 1:49 pm | delete
- Learned about and admire throat singing through watching the documentary about blues (and throat) singer, Paul Pena. "Genghis Blues."
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by Chadrew
Chadrew
I first found out about this unique kind of singing from a video I watched on Youtube. Isn't it amazing what human voice is capable of?
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Buy a Throat Singing Audio CD
Choomej: Throat-Singing From the Center of Asia
Amazon Price: $13.97 (as of 02/17/2012)
This is a great CD for those interested in Tuvan throat singing: a unique tribal style with high-pitched melodies and guttural bass, produced by nothing else but vocal cords of the singers.
Great Documentary About Tuva
Genghis Blues
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 02/17/2012)
The Oscar-nominated documentary film will take you to Tuva's region in the upper Mongolia and introduce you to the ancient art of throat singing. It is an incredible story about music and friendship.
