If you are interested in the range of sounds and vibrations the human body can make (I’ve always loved opera for that reason), check out Alash at Barbes in Brooklyn tomorrow. I heard them last night at a friend’s party, and they’re supposedly up for a Grammy? They do overtone singing on top of traditional Tuvan folk music. That’s between Mongolia and Siberia.
Here’s a clip, although like opera I think it’s only great in person. You can hear the throat singing around 0:53.
POSTSCRIPT: The show was REALLY amazing, and their manager shared a lot of interesting stories and background. They are indeed up for 2 Grammys with Bela Fleck — they are on his Christmas album Jingle All The Way.
December 24th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I keep meaning to tell you. I saw/heard those guys on Lopez. Amazing is right! Have you seen the movie “Ghengis Blues”? Highly recommended….more info about Tuva, throat-singing, and the guy that wrote that song “Jet Air Liner”…..