Throat singing is an ancient vocal technique originating primarily from the Tuvan, Mongolian, and Siberian regions of Central Asia, where a single performer simultaneously produces multiple pitches through precise manipulation of the vocal tract, creating deep fundamental drones alongside ethereal overtones. Traditional practitioners like Huun-Huur-Tu, Kongar-ol Ondar, and Alash Ensemble preserve the ceremonial and storytelling roots of the art—evoking windswept steppes, galloping horses, and spiritual communion with nature. Contemporary innovators such as Tanya Tagaq (Inuit throat games), Sainkho Namtchylak (avant-garde experimentation), and The Hu (Mongolian rock fusion) have expanded the technique into punk, metal, and electronic landscapes, proving its adaptability beyond folkloric contexts.
Unlike conventional folk or folk rock, throat singing is defined not by verse-chorus songcraft but by timbral exploration—the voice becomes both instrument and orchestra. While folk metal bands borrow cultural aesthetics, throat singing demands mastery of khoomei, kargyraa, sygyt, and related styles that turn the human larynx into a resonant chamber of impossible harmonics. This isn't merely regional music; it's a physiological marvel that challenges Western notions of melody and breathwork.
Listen to throat singing to hear the human voice defy its own anatomy—where one person becomes a choir, and ancient pastoral traditions collide with modern genre boundaries in ways that feel primal, meditative, and startlingly futuristic.
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| #73 | ByShu-De | Released:1962 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #10 | ByGhédalia Tazartès | Released:1979-01-01 | musique concretethroat singing | ||
| #22 | ByDavid Hykes | Released:1983-01-01 | |||
| #70 | ByDavid Hykes | Released:1984 | |||
| #57 | ByDavid Hykes | Released:1986-01-01 | |||
| #21 | ByGyume Tibetan Monks | Released:1986 | throat singing | ||
| #42 | ByDavid Hykes | Released:1993-01-01 | |||
| #90 | ByTuvinian Singers & Musicians | Released:1993 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #9 | ByHuun-Huur-Tu | Released:1994-11-23 | throat singing | ||
| #86 | ByLama Karta | Released:1994 | throat singing | ||
| #32 | ByYat-Kha | Released:1995 | |||
| #84 | ByTudjaat | Released:1995 | folkthroat singing | ||
| #41 | ByEgschiglen | Released:1996-01-01 | folkthroat singing | ||
| #51 | ByOleg Kuular | Released:1996-08-13 | throat singing | ||
| #52 | ByBilchi-Maa Davaa | Released:1996-08-13 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #76 | ByKongar-ool Ondar | Released:1996-08-13 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #82 | ByKaigal-ool Khovalyg | Released:1996-08-13 | |||
| #88 | ByOorzhak Khunashtaar-ool | Released:1996-08-13 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #89 | ByAldyn-ool Sevek | Released:1996-08-13 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #95 | ByShaktar Shulban | Released:1996-08-13 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #55 | ByMonks of the Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery | Released:1996 | |||
| #71 | ByChirgilchin | Released:1996 | folkthroat singing | ||
| #64 | ByBuddhist Monks of Maitri Vihar Monastery | Released:1997-01-28 | throat singing | ||
| #30 | ByIgor Koshkendey | Released:1997-11-09 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #99 | ByLama Karta | Released:1997 | throat singing | ||
| #59 | ByStimmhorn | Released:1998-01-10 | |||
| #92 | ByHuun-Huur-Tu | Released:1998-03-27 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #17 | BySainkho Namtchylak | Released:1998-06-01 | |||
| #36 | ByTarbagan | Released:1999-01-01 | |||
| #4 | ByHuun-Huur-Tu | Released:1999-01-19 | throat singing | ||
| #2 | ByYat-Kha | Released:1999-04-13 | |||
| #44 | ByOidupaa Vladimir Oiun | Released:1999 | throat singing | ||
| #46 | ByChirgilchin | Released:1999 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #66 | ByArjopa | Released:1999 | |||
| #13 | ByEgschiglen | Released:2000-01-07 | folkthroat singing | ||
| #24 | ByKongar-ol Ondar | Released:2000-11-07 | throat singing | ||
| #78 | Bykongar-ol ondar & paul pena | Released:2000-11-07 | throat singing | ||
| #79 | ByDangaa Khosbayar | Released:2000-11-21 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #80 | ByLama Gyurme | Released:2000 | mantrathroat singing | ||
| #96 | BySteven Halpern & Lama Surya Das | Released:2000 | new agethroat singing | ||
| #75 | ByEnkh Jargal | Released:2002-09-01 | folkthroat singing | ||
| #27 | ByHuun-Huur-Tu | Released:2002-09-02 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #20 | ByHuun-Huur-Tu | Released:2002-12-01 | folkthroat singing | ||
| #40 | ByGyuto Monks Tantric Choir | Released:2002 | throat singing | ||
| #53 | ByThe Gyuto Monks Tantric Ch... | Released:2002 | throat singing | ||
| #81 | ByAlexey Tegin | Released:2002 | throat singing | ||
| #87 | ByGyuto Monks Tantric Choir | Released:2002 | throat singing | ||
| #33 | ByYat-Kha | Released:2003 | |||
| #56 | BySainkho Namtchylak | Released:2004-04-13 | |||
| #74 | ByUrna | Released:2004-07-30 | throat singing | ||
| #12 | ByOkna Tsahan Zam | Released:2004-12-01 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #72 | ByOkna Tsahan Zam | Released:2004-12-01 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #63 | ByOkna Tsahan Zam | Released:2004-12-01 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #31 | ByLama Tashi | Released:2004 | throat singingvocal trance | ||
| #28 | ByTarbagan | Released:2005-01-01 | |||
| #8 | ByBugotak | Released:2005 | |||
| #26 | ByBugotak | Released:2005 | folkthroat singing | ||
| #19 | ByTanya Tagaq | Released:2005 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #35 | ByTanya Tagaq Gillis | Released:2005 | |||
| #38 | ByChirgilchin | Released:2005 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #60 | ByAltaiKAI | Released:2005 | folkthroat singing | ||
| #97 | ByAlbert Kuvezin and Yat-Kha | Released:2005 | |||
| #61 | BySoriah | Released:2006-04-10 | |||
| #85 | ByАлтайКАЙ | Released:2006 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #29 | ByBugotak | Released:2007-03-23 | |||
| #5 | ByAlash Ensemble | Released:2008-09-27 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #37 | ByDavid Hykes & The Harmonic Choir | Released:2008-11-18 | |||
| #43 | ByTanya Tagaq | Released:2008 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #47 | ByTanya Tagaq | Released:2008 | throat singing | ||
| #45 | ByDavid Hykes & The Harmonic Choir | Released:2008 | |||
| #62 | ByTanya Tagaq | Released:2008 | |||
| #77 | ByChirgilchin | Released:2008 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #11 | ByHuun Huur Tu & Carmen Rizzo | Released:2009-07 | throat singing | ||
| #69 | ByHuun-Huur-Tu | Released:2009-08-18 | throat singingfolk | ||
| #83 | ByBull of Heaven | Released:2009 | |||
| #93 | ByBull of Heaven | Released:2009 | |||
| #98 | BySafety Magic Project, Nikolay Oorzhak | Released:2010-03-05 | electronicthroat singing | ||
| #3 | ByHuun-Huur-Tu | Released:2010-10-01 | folkthroat singing | ||
| #50 | ByNaakhum | Released:2010-11-13 | |||
| #25 | ByYat-Kha | Released:2010-11 | |||
| #15 | ByAltan urag | Released:2010 | throat singing | ||
| #67 | ByYat-Kha | Released:2010 | |||
| #94 | ByMonks Of Gyuto | Released:2010 | throat singing | ||
| #14 | ByPhurpa | Released:2011-06-27 | |||
| #68 | ByStimmhorn & Kold Electronics | Released:2011-08-05 | |||
| #23 | ByTengger Cavalry | Released:2013-06-18 | |||
| #54 | ByВиноградный День | Released:2013 | grindcorethroat singing | ||
| #6 | BySainkho Namtchylak | Released:2016-01-22 | throat singing | ||
| #1 | ByThe HU | Released:2018-11-22 | |||
| #7 | ByThe Hu | Released:2018-11-22 | |||
| #34 | ByNine Treasures | Released:2019-02-27 | |||
| #39 | ByThe Hu | Released:2019-09-13 | |||
| #18 | ByAlash Ensemble | Released:2022 | throat singing | ||
| #16 | ByYat-Kha | Released:2026-02-13 | |||
| #48 | ByHuun Hur Tu feat. Sainkho | Released: | throat singing | ||
| #49 | ByTuva Ensemble | Released: | throat singing | ||
| #58 | ByGerman Kuular | Released: | throat singinglounge | ||
| #65 | ByHuun-Huur-Tu with Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares | Released: | |||
| #91 | ByBuddhist Monks of Maitri Vihar Monastery | Released: | throat singing | ||
| #100 | ByНихуя неизвестный исполнитель | Released: | grindcorethroat singing |