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one voice splitting into two, harmonizing with itself like a body-built pipe organ
means A vocal technique in which a single performer produces two or more pitches at once — a low fundamental drone plus selected overtones shaped into a whistling melody above it.
from The English term is plainly descriptive — singing made deep in the throat — but the practice it names is ancient and Central Asian, most famously the khoomei traditions of Tuva and Mongolia, with related forms among the Inuit, the Xhosa, and Tibetan Buddhist monks. The Tuvan and Mongolian words refer to the throat itself; English simply translated the body part. The skill spread westward into common vocabulary only in the late 20th century, as recordings and touring ensembles carried these overtone-singers out of the steppe and into Western ears.
- two notes
- singers sound a drone and a melody simultaneously
- overtone trick
- the high whistle is amplified harmonics, not a second voice
- tuvan roots
- herders imitated wind, water, and animals on the steppe
- inuit duets
- women perform it face to face as breathless games
- unesco listed
- recognized as intangible cultural heritage worldwide
inuit throat singing — traditional practice of inuit and yupik peoples of arctic canada and alaska, using overtone vocalization
mongolian khoomei — overtone singing technique from mongolia, creates multiple pitches simultaneously from single voice
tibetan buddhist chanting — deep harmonic vocalization practiced by tibetan monks, produces low fundamental tones with high overtones