Dear Cedric, They are the same . I could talk to the collectors but they told me that they did not remember exactly . Any how , it is good to know that...
... 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...
No Ainu recordings, but I do have some Koryak recordings that sound somewhat similar to Inuit stuff, and I rather suspect the Ainu stuff is akin to those. It...
Kargyraa It took me a while get a decent enough grrr lion sound in order to be able to do kargyraa consistently. I’ve been at kargyraa for about maybe 5 days...
THROAT SINGING AND THROAT CANCER Postby duotone » Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:01 am http://khoomei.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=925&start=15#p5948 I have been...
I still get a sore throat sometimes if I'm working on higher pitched kargyraa, but it's really important, because there are a lot of ways to get a kargyraa...
Mark, any of the Tuvan styles done correctly will NOT give you a sore throat or be painful. However, when learning it is very likely to have things not quite...
Let me try to clear things up a little better with this, One day I was doing some khoomei and I was trying to do some lower notes when all of a sudden a...
That's how I discovered kargyraa. Some people can do khoomei first and well but struggle with kargyraa. They are khoomei people. For the kargyraa people it...
a Tibet song Not that long ago I shared a song from Pastor Dugermaa of Mongolia. http://www.worldofworship.org/cd/Site/song/14.html I just happened to notice...
Talking about christian khoomei... well, I am not religious.... but Oidupaa is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzfDqIYq-nQ&feature=related Met him couple of...
Thank you for sharing about Oidupaa. I’m not that familiar with Oidupaa so I did a word search And came across a few more videos and a couple of forums...
Oidupaa Kargyraa? I’ve been looking online for that of the Oidupaa style of singing and how to approach trying to sing Oidupaa style. The only thing that I...
I'm not sure how you figure that "How the Shadow is Clear" isn't kargyraa, unless you heard a different version from the one on his album. If you're talking...
As always, Thanks for the input. After listening to "How the Shadow is Clear" a couple a more times I do happen to hear the slight kargyraa vibrations. I don't...
Oidupaa sings at a very high pitch, very constricted, and a fair bit of nasal quality. you could call it khovu dumchuktar kargyraa (steppe, nasal). another...
Hi everybody, I don't know if all of you know the existence of a website dealing with overtones ?tt It is called "http://overtone-network.org " If not, I 'd...
I’m fine. Thanks for asking. and How are you? I’m still doing Khoomei and it’s coming along pretty well. Kargyraa is improving and no more sore throat....
Hello everyone! I'll be in Seattle next weekend to perform at the Folk life Festival on Friday the 22nd followed by a workshop on Saturday at the address...
Congratulations ! Have a good concert and workshop . Tran Quang Hai France http://tranquanghaisworld.blogspot.com TRAN QUANG HAI 12 RUE GUTENBERG 94450 LIMEIL...
Hello everyone! I hope make my workshop! Chetirdim, E(:+O<- An Introduction to Khoomei The Ancient Art of Tuvan Throat Singing with Enrique Ugalde Wednesday,...
Hi Would someone be able to tell me what Igil string length from bridge to nut is?I realise that it probably varies so a round about number is fine. Thanks ...
Hi Greg. Well, the Igil that I have was made by Aldar Tamdyn of Chirgilchin. It's one of his early Igils. It's length from bridge to nut is 63cm. Good luck! ...
59cm on my Aldar igil, though it's a little smaller than a lot I've seen. 71cm on another one I have that was made by Seth in the US, so those kinds of...
Thank you all for the messurements.Just what I needed. Does anyone have an Igil that uses mechanical tuners?I have noticed a few pictures of them on the net...
Yes. Mine has mechanical tuners and most "workhorse" igils I've seen have them. There's a trick with making strings because the individual threads have to be...
Thanks Stacey From what I understand ,you are saying that the string is bound together at the end where it fits into the tuner.The tuners I have seen in...
Very interesting about the newest recordings made by Brian . Thanks Tran Quang Hai TRAN QUANG HAI 12 RUE GUTENBERG 94450 LIMEIL BREVANNES- FRANCE Tel & Fax :...