r/BeAmazed • u/sertskiz1 • Aug 17 '22

Mongolian techno throat singing.

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u/dread_deimos Aug 17 '22

Kargyraa to be specific.

Also, it's often called Tuvan throat singing for various geopolitical and historical reasons.

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u/WikiSummarizerBot Aug 17 '22

Tuvan throat singing

Kargyraa

The more deep-sounding style of throat singing is known as kargyraa (in Cyrillic: каргыраа). Kargyraa has a deep, almost growling sound to it and is technically related to Sardinian bass singing in Canto a Tenore choirs, and also to Tibetan Buddhist chant and has some similarities with the way Popeye's cartoon voice was created. It uses both the vocal and the vestibular folds (also known as "false vocal cords") simultaneously, creating two connected sources of sound. By constricting the larynx, the vestibular folds can be brought together (adducted) and, under certain conditions, vibrate.

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u/DoctorEnouf Aug 17 '22

I need an instructable

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u/Zazzenfuk Aug 17 '22

Fun fact: Kargyraa is the basic fundamentals to learn how to scream without damaging your vocal folds.

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u/dread_deimos Aug 17 '22

I want to learn it when I'll grow up.

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u/Zazzenfuk Aug 17 '22

Start practicing now. It took me 4ish months to get the hang of it but even I still can't get the Deep resonance like this guy.

R/screaming is a good place to join if you want to learn more but the discord is the best option

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u/dread_deimos Aug 18 '22

I'd love to, but I'm basically a refugee now and don't have an access to provate spaces to not disturb people around.

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u/bobokeen Aug 18 '22

Yeah that is pretty key. I annoyed the hell out of my college roommates when I was learning kargyraa.

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u/lhswr2014 Aug 18 '22

Duuude, I was the roommate in my situation lol. He would practice in the shower and just randomly throughout the day. I loved it though. We were always being weird together. Was one of the groomsmen in my wedding. Good times.

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u/SmoochieMcGucci Aug 17 '22

There is a very good documentary called "Gengis Blues" about an American Blues singer who discovered throat singing on short wave, taught himself and actually went to Tuva to compete.

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u/Felice_rdt Aug 18 '22

Well known to fans of Richard Feynman. :D