Tuvan throat singing

"Khoomei" redirects here. For the particular style of Mongol-Tuvan throat singing with the same name, see § Khoomei.
The Alash ensemble, a throat singing band from Tuva

Mongol-Tuvan throat singing, the main technique of which is known as khoomei (/xuˈmiː/ or /xoʊˈmeɪ/; Tuvan: хөөмей, höömey; Mongolian: ᠬᠦᠭᠡᠮᠡᠢ, хөөмий, khöömii,[1] Russian: хоомей; Chinese: 呼麦, pinyin: hūmài), is a style of singing practiced by people in Tuva and Mongolia. It is noted for including overtone singing. In 2009, it was included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO. The term hömey or kömey means 'throat' and 'larynx' in various Turkic languages.[2][3][4] That could be borrowed from Mongolian khooloi, meaning 'throat' as well, driven from Proto-Mongolian *koɣul-aj.[5]

  1. ^ "Mongolian etymology : Query result". starlingdb.org. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ^ "Hoomey".
  3. ^ "Doğadan gelen ses: Türk gırtlak müziği". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). 12 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  4. ^ Malkoç, Tülün; Çeli̇k, Sibel (2020-09-15). "TUVA TÜRKLERİ'NDE HÖÖMEY SÖYLEME BİÇİMİ". Avrasya Uluslararası Araştırmalar Dergisi (in Turkish). 8 (23): 58–74. doi:10.33692/avrasyad.735271. hdl:11424/259944. ISSN 2147-2610.
  5. ^ "Proto-Mongolian Throat Meaning". starling.rinet.ru. Retrieved 2021-06-09.