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Biyelgee dances embody and originate from the nomadic way of life and are performed while half-sitting or cross-legged. Hand, shoulder and leg movements express aspects of Mongol herders' everyday lifestyle such as milking the cow, cooking, hunting, household labor, customs and traditions, etc. as well as spiritual characteristics tied to different ethnic groups.
The songs on the album feature singing at full length (direct audio recording without any pause, music arrangement nor engineering), complete lyrics, authentic Mongolian singing techniques, different singing styles of Central Khalkha or Eastern Mongolia and Western Mongolia as well as ancient melody of each song restored on the basis of his ...
The Alash ensemble, a throat singing band from Tuva. Tuvan-Mongol throat singing, the main technique of which is known as khoomei (/ x u ˈ m iː / or / x oʊ ˈ m eɪ /; 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.
The Tuvans were mainly semi-nomadic livestock herders. They raised sheep, goats, camels, horses, reindeer, cattle, and yaks. Today, some Tuvans still retain their semi-nomadic way of life. The mobile dwellings of the Tuvans were usually circular yurts used in the steppes or conical hide tents when they were near or inside a forest. [35]
Batzorig Vaanchig (Mongolian: Батзориг Ваанчиг; born August 3, 1977) is a Mongolian musician. He first garnered attention for a video of him singing "Chinggis Khaanii Magtaal" (In Praise of Genghis Khan) on top of a mountain in Mongolia. He later sang more Mongolian folk songs using his throat singing skills.
Map of early human migrations based on the Out of Africa theory; figures are in thousands of years ago (kya). [1]The peopling of the Americas began when Paleolithic hunter-gatherers (Paleo-Indians) entered North America from the North Asian Mammoth steppe via the Beringia land bridge, which had formed between northeastern Siberia and western Alaska due to the lowering of sea level during the ...
The Culture of Mongolia has been heavily influenced by the Mongol nomadic way of life and shows similarities to other East Asian and Central Asian cultures. The various Mongolic ethnic groups share a highly similar culture and traditions, but have specific differences in clothing styles and cuisine.
Overtone singing, known as höömij (throat), [1] is a singing technique also found in the general Central Asian area. This type of singing is considered more as a type of instrument. [2] It involves different ways of breathing: producing two distinctively audible pitches at the same time, one being a whistle like sound and the other being a ...