Once in a while someone comes along and kicks what to him is an insignificant pebble out of the way, and I am freed from that little pebble I thought was a big fat rock.
Yesterday, a funny little guy wearing a funny little costume stood on stage holding a funny little instrument singing a funny little song, and he looked so at ease with a funny little smile on his face one was tempted to dismiss his as yet another half-cooked amateurish "traditional" performance.
It was not to be. His voice stunned us all as the hall sat hushed and listened, transfixed, the voice of a place many of us could not even imagine, of wild horses galloping under endless blue skies on the wide green fields.
Once again my big fat pebble has been overturned, and I have seen just a little bit more of this world.
Dear readers, I present to you ....
The ancient art of throat-singing,
KHOOMII
I tried googling a proper definition of this peculiar method of singing, otherwise known as overtone singing. A myriad of technical terms later, I understood that some things just cannot be described in words alone, and Hoomi is definitely one of those.
Click HERE to watch amazing video - Six Methods of the Khoomii
Mongolian Khoomei
Tuvan Khoomii
Inuit Throat-singing
Altai - Kai
Siberian Throat-singing
Tibetan Throat-singing
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