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	Khoomei - How To's And Why's
		Khoomei, basic - begin by producing a long, steady note with an open, relaxed mouth and throat.
		This is audible at a pitch between the fundamental and the melodic overtone.
		Guerilla khoomei - stand near people as a motor or other humming thing passes, match its fundamental frequency, and see how much secret singing can be done.
	www.fotuva.org /music/emory.html (1354 words)

	VASTA Newsletter: 98 - Fall p. 11
		Khoomei is also of interest for its connections, both lyrically and sonically, to nature and the spiritual expression of the shamanic world view of the Tuvan culture.
		Khoomei is not only the name used in Tuva to describe a large family of singing styles and techniques.
		Khoomei is not only the generic name given to all throat-singing styles, but also to a particular style of singing.
	www.vasta.org /newsletter/98/fall11.html (0 words)

	CHOOMEJ - Singing in Overtones.
		In Tuva and in Mongolia there are two famous bands which are well-known throughout the world for their excellency in khoomei, the siberian way of singing overtones - Huun Huur Tu and Egschiglen.
		Khoomei is traditional in central siberia and there are many styles and songs known.
		Steve Sklars pages on khoomei and overtone singing are very good for learning on the physics and the technic of singing in overtones.
	www.kondor.de /shaman/chomej.html (0 words)

	Banging to beat of a different drum
		Ilchi tried to imitate the khoomei he heard on CDs, but it was hard for him to grasp the essence of it.
		When he learned that Odsurung, a great khoomei singer from the Republic of Mongolia, was invited by the Inner Mongolia Song and Dance Ensemble to hold a workshop in Hohhot in 2003, he bought a train ticket and set out for Hohhot right away.
		In three weeks of classes, he learned the basic skills of khoomei, and the rest was left for him to perfect through practice.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /cndy/2006-05/15/content_589449.htm (1214 words)

	CHINA - ENGLISH - SibTours.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		My proposal was to go in search of khoomei, a style of vocalizing in the throat that produces multiple sounds, harmonics, all at once, and is a traditional practice among people of Tuvastan and Mongolia.
		I proposed to go to the northwest region of China, the Xinjiang province, most specifically the Altai mountains, a tiny tip on the map, an area bordering Mongolia to the east and Kazakstan to the west where borders were established officially in 1884.
		Again, they were fascinated by the recordings of khoomei and offered that if I wanted to go to Bortala, they could try to help me. Bortala is directly west of Urumqi on the lower Kazak border in the Mongolian Autonomous region.
	www.sibtours.com /?ParentID=101&GroupId=233 (7925 words)

	Slow Food International - Sloweb
		This is a quiet affair, different from the pageantry of festival khoomei, aimed at calming the mother-to-be and getting her familiar with the newborn.
		This khoomei seems to focus more on the tension between the drone and the whistle rather than quick chord changes and complicated melodies, emphasizing mostly the V-I cadences than come in the middle and at the end of the tunes.
		He'll weave khoomei into the songs as we walk along, and he insists that this is the best way to practice, out in the fresh air, walking behind the animals.
	www.slowfood.com /sloweb/eng/dettaglio.lasso?cod=3E6E345B18bba27E4CSQI27B7AE4 (0 words)

	CDLA 02039
		The highest form of activity of a shaman of a Divine origin for the healing of the human spirit is manifested in his classical performance of the "khoomei" singing.
		"Khoomei" in conjunction with the sound of the hand drum creates an unusual unified harmonious entity between the spirit of the universe, human beings and the earth.
		Khoomei is a type of sound, which is able to connect the internal and external worlds.
	www.avantart.com /longarms/eng/cd_042.html (1567 words)

	Types of Throat Singing, with Tips
		Tuvan throat-singing, or Khoomei, is the area with which I have the most extensive experience.
		Khoomei is a soft-sounding style, with clear but diffused-sounding harmonics above a fundamental usually within the low-mid to midrange of the singer's voice.
		However, my observations indicate that the increased high harmonic components are not the major melodic frequencies in styles such as sygyt and khoomei, and also that open nasal passages provide a passage for some lower frequencies that might be better filtered out.
	khoomei.com /types.htm (0 words)

	Khoomei Festival
		One particular style that fascinates me is khoomei, which is a popular form of singing from Mongolia and in particular the Russian republic of Tuva, which lies just to the northwest of Mongolia.
		Khoomei is a mysterious form of vocalism in which the singer sings with two voices simultaneously.
		Khoomei singers riding on horses led the national delegations who followed on foot.
	www.asahi-net.or.jp /~XF3K-MKGM/festival-e.html (791 words)

	Avery China Adventure Program
		My proposal was to go in search of khoomei, a style of vocalizing in the throat that produces multiple sounds, harmonics, all at once, and is a traditional practice among people of Tuvastan and Mongolia.
		I proposed to go to the northwest region of China, the Xinjiang province, most specifically the Altai mountains, a tiny tip on the map, an area bordering Mongolia to the east and Kazakstan to the west where borders were established officially in 1884.
		Again, they were fascinated by the recordings of khoomei and offered that if I wanted to go to Bortala, they could try to help me. Bortala is directly west of Urumqi on the lower Kazak border in the Mongolian Autonomous region.
	www.icfdn.org /initiatives/averychina/03stories/julieadler.htm (7937 words)

	TYVAKYZY.COM
		According to some Tuvan traditions women were forbidden to perform khoomei because it could diminish the vitality of her male relatives and lead to difficulties during her childbirth.
		The taboos around female khoomei often suppressed the few women who were talented by nature and if they didn’t follow them their relatives could force them not to sing.
		She sang khoomei throughout her life while milking her cows, singing lullaby’s to her children and sometimes while she was drinking Tuvan araga.
	tyvakyzy.com /2006/12/11/history.html (936 words)

	Royalty Free SamplingCD [ TUVA: Khoomei ] Demo Samples DISCOVERY SOUND
		This collection features samples of ‹Khoomei›, male and female throat singers, and two types of stringed instruments: ‹Doshpuluur› and ‹Igil›.
		Her considerable vocal skills range from a high hard-edged folk voice to the deep rumbles of kargyraa, sygyt and khoomei throat singing styles – between which she slips with masterly ease.
		They perform Khoomei in their own unique feminine style and utilize a wide range of folk instruments.
	www.discoverysound.com /en/DFSD670 (492 words)

	05/01/06: Musical labor in western Mongolia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This is a quiet affair, different from the pageantry of festival khoomei, aimed at calming the mother-to-be and getting her familiar with the newborn.
		This khoomei seems to focus more on the tension between the drone and the whistle rather than quick chord changes and complicated melodies, emphasizing mostly the V-I cadences that come in the middle and at the end of the tunes.
		He'll weave khoomei into the songs as we walk along, and he insists that this is the best way to practice, out in the fresh air, walking behind the animals.
	www.middlebury.edu /about/mme/stu17/watson/mongolia.htm (1257 words)

	Yat-kha
		When he was a little boy he was thrown out of the choir and told never ever to sing again.
		When we get him to sit in front of a computer wel be able to find out more about him, what he likes and what he hopes for and what his main gripes in life are...
		Aldyn-ool's family and next-door-neighbours sang khoomei so his introduction to music was via uncles on both sides of his family, who are Tuvan and Altai.
	www.csudh.edu /dearhabermas/yat-khawhobk01.htm (1759 words)

	alt.culture.tuva FAQ Version 1.49 [Part 1 of 2]
		My style (self-taught, but verified for me by a professional Mongolian khoomei singer I had a lesson with in Ulaanbaatar) is as follows: Divide the mouth into two similar-sized compartments by raising your tongue so that it meets the roof of your mouth, a bit like you're saying "L".
		Put it this way: the aim of the khoomei singer ("khoomigch") is to emphasize ONE of the harmonics which are already present in the sound generated by the throat.
		This is achieved because he is forming a resonant cavity, which (a) is tuned to the chosen harmonic (overtone), and (b) has a high resonance, or "Q" factor.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/cultures/tuva-faq/part1 (0 words)

	OKNA TSAHAN ZAM
		Khoomei (throat singing) had to be present in the form of solo tracks, so we have three of them in the album, which reinforces its hypnotic side.
		Khoomei designates a large family of singing styles and techniques.
		One interesting musical caracteristic of this catchy hymn is that Khoomei is included in the melodic line, it's not an ornament, it blends beautifuly with traditional singing.
	www.claudesamard.com /okna/okna_us.htm (2404 words)

	Article - Throat-Singing
		Khoomei is the basic style and is soft sounding, producing two or more notes.
		They were quite taken with his progress in understanding HOW khoomei is sung, saying they'd heard nothing like it in their travels.
		In addition to teaching, he performs khoomei (and play lead guitar) with the band Big Sky (www.bigskyrocks.com) and his group, the Overtone Orchestra (khoomei, didgeridoo, flutes, drones and percussion), in addition to guest performances with other artists and ensembles.
	pages.infinit.net /musis/matsu_take_eng/9_AMG_Throat_Singing.html (1829 words)

	Derek Wang's Frameworks for Interactive Sound with Jeff Federson Blog: Class 4 Listening
		I have heard a recording of a Mongolian Kazakh women singing khoomei, but it's simply not so easy or spectacular, because of the higher pitch of the female voice.
		Put it this way: the aim of the khoomei singer ("khoomigch") is to emphasize ONE of the harmonics which are already present in the sound generated by the throat.
		This is achieved because he is forming a resonant cavity, which (a) is tuned to the chosen harmonic (overtone), and (b) has a high resonance, or "Q" factor.
	fargo.itp.tsoa.nyu.edu /~dw576/frameworks/000034.html (390 words)

	Footlights.com - Your Guide to Performing Arts and Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The spiritual aspect of every creature, every geological feature, every tree, and every other natural object is represented not only by its physical shape and location, but also resonates through the sounds that it creates.
		Among the many ways this cultural belief is practiced and expressed is “khoomei,” or Tuvan throat singing, which is more than simply an art form.
		Named for the Mongolian word for throat, khoomei is a vocal technique in which a single vocalist, using precise movements of the lips, tongue, jaw, and larynx simultaneously produces two or more distinct tones.
	www.footlights.com /ArchiveArticle-Details.cfm?ID=5 (580 words)

	Derek Wang's Frameworks for Interactive Sound with Jeff Federson Blog: Class 4 Listening
		I have heard a recording of a Mongolian Kazakh women singing khoomei, but it's simply not so easy or spectacular, because of the higher pitch of the female voice.
		Put it this way: the aim of the khoomei singer ("khoomigch") is to emphasize ONE of the harmonics which are already present in the sound generated by the throat.
		This is achieved because he is forming a resonant cavity, which (a) is tuned to the chosen harmonic (overtone), and (b) has a high resonance, or "Q" factor.
	stage.itp.nyu.edu /~dw576/frameworks/000034.html (390 words)

	Sed's Khoomei page - Home (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Khoomei requires time, as you must use your voice in a way which is probably not familiar (I suppose most of the readers of this page come from western countries, there are places of this world where young people, mainly boys, learn khoomei from their youngest age).
		My goal is to show you possible paths that lead to khoomei, not khoomei itself.
		Some khoomei techniques may damage your voice when badly practiced, which may especially be the case when you start.
	sed.free.fr /khoomei (260 words)

	Meistersingers of the Steppe
		The physics of khoomei is still not completely understood (if only Feynman had lived a while longer!), but its basic principles are known.
		By dividing the mouth into two cavities and adjusting the resonant pitches of each, the khoomei singer is able to suppress the fundamental and amplify one or two harmonics so that our mind begins to register them as separate tones rather than as one complex tone.
		Khoomei is also practiced by neighboring Mongolians and a similar multi-tone technique is cultivated by Tibetan Gyuto monks.
	mit.edu /jync/www/writing/tuva.html (612 words)

	Tuva-Online: Arjopa (Germany): Going on with the Debate about Khoomei
		Different opinions on the future of khoomei and participation of foreign throat-singers in the Tuvan khoomei competitions go on coming.
		And not singing it just as a hobby(what most of the foreigners do, cause they are no professional musicians) to impress others.Well, if they really want to be khoomeiji, they have give up that vane attitude, leave their phonyness behind.
		And, after long years on working on themselves and their khoomei, they should find a khoomei master in Tuva wich teaches them.
	en.tuvaonline.ru /2004/12/09/arjopa-germany-going-on-with-the-debate-about-khoomei.html (391 words)

	Khoomey
		Well folks, you have it all wrong, Although "exotic", Khoomei or xöömij is a central asian overtone singing technique (throat singing).
		The khoomei singer can produce several sounds that are crystal clear, flute like and definitely heavenly.
		Hai's job was to give us the key to Khoomei and it is now up to us to practice and do what we want with it.
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/9402/page6.html (944 words)

	Interview: Sayan Bapa of Huun Huur Tu \| The A.V. Club
		Since forming their group in 1992, the members of Huun Huur Tu have been the primary musical ambassadors of Tuva, a small Russian republic in Central Asia known for a uniquely beautiful singing style.
		Khoomei, also known as throat-singing or overtone singing, allows vocalists to produce two, three, and sometimes four notes simultaneously.
		Collectively, Huun Huur Tu’s four singers are masters of the several different styles of khoomei, including the ghostly, whistling sygyt and the earthquake rumble of kargyraa.
	www.avclub.com /content/node/45019 (1137 words)

	Khoomei, dargyraa, sygyt, borbangnadyr, ezengileer... :: ABC Central Victoria
		The best-known variety is Khoomei - actually, 'khoomei' has become a generic kind of word for throat singing in general.
		Khoomei generates two or more notes, softly sung.
		The 'fundamental' note is usually in the singer's mid to low range, with the harmonic(s) at a higher pitch.
	www.abc.net.au /centralvic/stories/s1418680.htm (417 words)

	Discovery Sound release 'TUVA: Khoomei' Sample CD
		This collection features samples of Khoomei, male and female throat singers, and two types of stringed instruments: Doshpuluur and Igil.
		Encompassing 154 files in ACIDWAV and REX2 formats, all sound files are presented in both 44.1 kHz/16-bit and 96 kHz/24-bit formats.
		Khoomei: A type of throat singing with distinct fundamental and overtone melody above that, used in folk music from Tuva.
	www.hitsquad.com /vocal/about1519.html (0 words)

	parahuman ~ earthchant
		what's especially unique about khoomei is that a single human voice can produce more than one note at once (multiphonics) by creating overtones (and so-called "undertones").
		i've only been throatsinging for a few years, but i enjoy all the styles of khoomei that i've heard, and personally practice the styles karygraa, khoomei and sygyt.
		Sainkho Namtchylak, a female throatsinger who taught herself khoomei in spite of Tuva's cultural taboo inhibiting women from throat singing.
	parahuman.org /earthchant (737 words)

	Categories of TuvaOnline: best weblist about Tuva! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Reflections of the Khoomei (throat singing) festival in Tuva.
		A group that meets to discuss, and practice khoomei- mostly Tuvan style.
		Led by the legendary dissident of khoomei, Albert Kuvezin, Yat-Kha is something else among the Tuvan acts.
	tuvaonline.port5.com /public_html/music.html (173 words)

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