Inuit Throat Singing

This is one time when having good breath really makes a difference. No onions or garlic for these girls.

i agree this is pointless and not very entertaining for me...i guess,to each his own right?

i have the weirdest boner right now

LOL! If you close your eyes it sounds like an excited dog who has just been running for miles.

Wow, I thought the Simpsons movie was joking about that throat singing thing.

I ran into Eskimo / Inuit throat singing a few years ago while researching for a novel I wrote. I got really side tracked by it LOL and ended up doing a lot more research on it than I should have.

However, this video is a pretty poor example of good throat singing. There are much better examples on Youtube without microphones.

The origin of this type of singing was a game that woman would play while the men were out hunting. They would sing into each others mouths and try to make eye contact. The first one that laughed lost.

I wouldn't put a CD of it in my car, but this throat singing journey is quite interesting, and of course, neat.
Thanks Alex!

I am musician and ever since I watched Genghis Blues I've been fascinated by the practice and art of throat singing. I'm also deeply interested in dying arts/languages/etc. so the Inuit throat singing is equally entertaining. Just wanted to say that you have at least one loyal reader that digs those posts.