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Otyken (Отукен, OH-too-kyen) is a Russian Siberian indigenous music group that mixes elements of local folk music with modern pop, incorporating traditional instruments, lyrics, and languages. 'Otyken' [ a ] is a word that is used in Chulym language for a sacred place where warriors would lay down their arms and talk.
Ummet Ozcan is the son of Turkish parents; he was born and grew up in the Netherlands. He says that his Turkish background only unconsciously and barely recognizably influences his music, but he still considers Turkey as his country.
Praise songs and chants, called algysh, and the rhythmically chanted poetic couplets that precede breaths of throat-singing, address cher eezi, or local-spirit masters with words. Throat singing is instead made to imitate sounds produced by the places or beings in which the spirit-masters dwell.
A unique form of music exists in Tuva – commonly known as throat singing or as khoomei. There are various techniques of khoomei, some giving the effect of multiple tones by emphasizing overtones . Some famous groups from Tuva who feature throat-singing are Yat-Kha , Huun-Huur-Tu , Chirgilchin and the Alash Ensemble .
The Siberian folk band Otyken are known for singing in the Chulym language. The word 'otyken' is a Chulym word meaning 'a sacred place where warriors would discard their weapons and debate'. [18] There is an ongoing effort by the Living Tongues Institute to write a book in Chulym and make it available through mass media. [11]
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Jew's harp music; Music of Central Asia; Traditional music of Sicily; Berimbau; Đàn môi, another kind of Jew's harp from Vietnam; Gogona, a similar instrument played by Assamese people (especially women) while singing and dancing Bihu; Karinding, a Sundanese traditional musical instrument from Indonesia; Kouxian, the Chinese version
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 January 2025. American R&B singer (born 1988) Jhené Aiko Aiko performing during "The High Road Tour" in 2016 Background information Birth name Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo Born (1988-03-16) March 16, 1988 (age 36) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Education West Los Angeles College Genres R&B neo soul ...