Throat singing

[victor steinbok]

I suppose, it's a fair interpretation. I am more familiar with Tibetan
"tantric chant" and with Inuit "duets" than with Altaic "throat singing".
What I heard of Tuva "singing", it is similar to Tibetan, except it's done
by individuals (males). But I don't have a full picture of Altaic throat
singing, so I can't comment on significant differences. Wiki on Inuit
singing makes it clear that female duos are unusual compared to Altaic
types, but it does not make it clear what the differences are--well, other
than it's not women and not two people. So I'll plead ignorance.

VS-)

On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com>wrote:

>
> Snipping from your e-mail, the definition says, ""traditional esp. in
> Mongolia, Tibet, and adjacent parts of central Asia."
>
> So, the point isn't "adjacent to Mongolia and Tibet" but "especially in
> Mongolia, adjacent to Mongolia, in Tibet and adjacent to Tibet."
>
> Looking at Kazakhstan, I see it is 38 miles from Mongolia, and Uzbekistan
> is adjacent to that. So I can see your point that there needs to be an
> update, though it does not seem to be too bad, for Altaic throat singing.
> Tibet throat singing is listed under "overtone singing" in Wikipedia; is it
> a different type of singing?
>
> Inuit, of course, as well as Ainu need to be covered.
>
> Benjamin Barrett
> Seattle, WA

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