Mongolian Throat Singing - Khoomii
Khoomi-throat singing:
Natural sounds of a fundamental larynx vibrating can be
done through the singer controlling their voice box. Tones at higher
pitches makes the sound, the human voice is rich with harmonics.
The Khoomi singer uses these fundamentals or base pitch to
amplify their vocal range.
The Mongol Khoomi may be fascinating for foreigners. It is
a musical, which can be delivered with a help of a guttural voice and
specific way of breathing. One tone comes out as a whistle-like sound, the
result of the locked breath in the chest being forced out through the throat in
a specific way, while a lower tone sounds as a base. Khoomi consists of
four different techniques, Khahiraa - this technique consists of pushing out
air from one’s diaphragm to create a sound, Ishergee - which is a guttural bass
whistling sound where the singer has a low embouchure, Narmai - where a singer
has a sound coming out of their nose, Shahai - this is where a singer
makes a high narrow sound through a steady stream of air making two tones come
out at once.
By: Sodnom U. Pigg at https://www.amazon.com/Great-Genghis-Khan-Mongolian-Culture-ebook/dp/B071L4B1DZ/ref=dp_kinw_strp_2
