Throat singing

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See how Tuvan throat singers can sing multiple notes at once

Arts

A new video from Science Friday shows how Tuvan throat singers can coax soundscapes from their voices.

Sainkho Namtchylak takes a selfie of her cornrows.

An expressive singer from Tuva learns to value silence — from a band in Mali

Music
Olga Letykai, one of Far East Russia's best known throat singers, this summer in Chukotka.

Beyonce? No. But her throat singing soars

Culture

Music Heard on Air for August 1, 2012

Music Heard on Air

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EarthEar

Inuit throat singers sing “The Love Song.”

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Laurie Anderson

Arts, Culture & Media

From a car horn symphony, to an artist residency with NASA, to Tuvan throat-singing, the performance artist Laurie Anderson has no boundaries when it comes to making music. Now, with four decades of composing and performing behind her, Anderson tells Kurt about her new album Homeland, her first in nearly ten years.

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Global Hit – Tanya Tagaq

Today’s Global Hit features throat singer Tanya Tagaq. She’s from a remote Inuit community way up in Canada’s High Arctic.