--- In khoomei@yahoogroups.com, Cedric Roux <seddata@...> wrote:
>
>
> ----- "Hai tran" <tranquanghai2001@...> wrote:
>
> > I have uploaded several recordings of Dani's khoomei on my blog:
> >
http://tranquanghai.multiply.com/music/item/164/DANI_TRIBE_Overtone_Singing_Styl\
e_Irian_Jaya_INDONESIA
>
> You probably don't remember but we met once
> in Paris and you gave me an audio CD with
> some samples, some of them being Dani's sound.
> Are these different samples? The one you gave
> me were from french ethnologists or something
> if I remember well (they made a CD of their trip).
> By the way, are you in contact with them?
> Maybe they could tell us if Dani's people sing with or
> without external devices close to their mouth...
>
> Thanks for sharing your knowledge,
> take care,
> Cedric.
>

I've wondered about this (ext. resonators) as well. That's how it sounds on some
tracks (maybe). There are what sounds like resonator, maybe gourds, but it could
be some comb filtering or other audio distortions/artifacts. Better audio or
video (heh) would really help ;-)

On the first track (36), I'm reminded of the old Xhosa woman recording, which I
suspect is not the karg-type vocalization as it's often described. This is based
on the tone combined with the range of the vocalist.

On some, such as 28, I suspect (and can approximate, using these techniques)
that the vocalist is varying the lip aperture, opening and closing the nasal
port, and moving the tip of the tongue to get the quicker warble. It has that
signature tone, which one doesn't usually hear in central Asian use.

Track 31 is one which sounds more like external (and perhaps variable)
resonation.

Most of the following tracks, 32-8 by my count, obviously have more than one
"performer," so it's more difficult to tell who's doing what.

Track 38 sounds like insect wings buzzing with someone's mouth as a resonator.

Very interesting stuff! Now, who's got some Ainu recordings?