throat singing
Multi-toned vocal technique
Throat singing is a vocal technique in which the singer produces multiple tones simultaneously, creating an eerie, resonant sound.
The practice originated among peoples of Central Asia and the Arctic, particularly Tuvan herders and Inuit communities.
Tuvan throat singing often imitates natural sounds—wind, water, animals—while Inuit throat singing is typically performed by two women facing each other in a kind of vocal game.
Of a landlocked Asian nation
- InuitArctic indigenous people
- AltaiCentral Asian mountain system
- SiberianOf northern Asian Russia
- SardinianItalian island inhabitant
Xhosa · Tibetan · Sami · South African · nomadic · indigenous · ancestral · ethnomusicology
Subsidiary meaning or harmonic
- harmonicOf musical overtones
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- waveformGraphed oscillation pattern
vibration · resonance · fundamental · pitch · timbre · acoustics · interference · amplitude
Subsidiary meaning or harmonic
- polyphonicHaving multiple melodic lines
- subharmonicFrequency dividing the fundamental
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- fundamentalForming the base
harmonics · vocalization · chanting · falsetto · vibrato · glottal · laryngeal · resonance
Mediation between worlds
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- meditationFocused attention practice
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
sacred · invocation · animism · nature spirits · healing · chant · offering · transcendence
Speech-producing throat organ
- pharynxMuscular throat cavity
- glottisVocal cord opening
- epiglottisWindpipe-covering throat cartilage
- vocal cordsSound-producing throat membranes
diaphragm · soft palate · tongue · resonator · nasal cavity · trachea · mouth · chest voice
Mongolian
Of a landlocked Asian nation
Sardinian · Xhosa · Tibetan · Sami · South African · nomadic · indigenous · ancestral · ethnomusicology · oral tradition
overtone
Subsidiary meaning or harmonic
waveform · vibration · resonance · fundamental · pitch · timbre · acoustics · interference · amplitude · standing wave
overtone
Subsidiary meaning or harmonic
- polyphonicHaving multiple melodic lines
- subharmonicFrequency dividing the fundamental
- droneUnmanned flying machine
fundamental · harmonics · vocalization · chanting · falsetto · vibrato · glottal · laryngeal · resonance · pitch
shamanism
Mediation between worlds
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- meditationFocused attention practice
ceremony · sacred · invocation · animism · nature spirits · healing · chant · offering · transcendence · ancestors
larynx
Speech-producing throat organ
- pharynxMuscular throat cavity
- glottisVocal cord opening
- epiglottisWindpipe-covering throat cartilage
vocal cords · diaphragm · soft palate · tongue · resonator · nasal cavity · trachea · mouth · chest voice · airway
- Kazakh Culturenomadic culture, hospitality customs, koumiss, horse games, horsemanship
- Asian vocalsK-pop, C-pop, Cantopop, dhrupad, idol music
- cultural artsart, music, dance, theater, opera
- cultural traditionsflamenco, tango, kabuki, hula, capoeira
- folk artstribal art, folk opera, folk theater, Celtic knotwork, Navajo weaving
- MongoliaGobi Desert, Inner Mongolia, steppe, Mongols, nomads
throat singingopera
Theatrical art combining song
choral music · pop vocals · lieder · art song · choral singing