List of overtone musicians
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This is a list of musicians utilizing some form of overtone singing
. The groups they work with should be listed after.
Overtone singing is from Altaic people(Mongols, tuvans, altays,...). Tuvans are outer uirianhai people of the Mongols.
Overtone singing
Overtone singing, also known as overtone chanting, or harmonic singing, is a type of singing in which the singer manipulates the resonances created as air travels from the lungs, past the vocal folds, and out the lips to produce a melody.The partials of a sound wave made by the human voice can be...
. The groups they work with should be listed after.
Traditional
These are musicians using a traditional method of overtone singing:Overtone singing is from Altaic people(Mongols, tuvans, altays,...). Tuvans are outer uirianhai people of the Mongols.
Mongols and Tuvans
- AlashAlash EnsembleThe ensemble Alash is a throat singing band from Tuva that performs traditional Tuvan music with some non-traditional influences.- History :The musicians of Alash are Nachyn Choodu, Bady-Dorzhu Ondar, Ayan-ool Sam, and Ayan Shirizhik...
- Ay-Kherel
- Kaigal-ool Khovalyg of Huun-Huur-TuHuun-Huur-TuHuun-Huur-Tu is a music group from Tuva, a Russian Federation republic situated on the Mongolian border....
- Igor Koshkendey of ChirgilchinChirgilchinChirgilchin, meaning "dance of the air in the heat of the day" or "miracle" in Tuvan, is a group of Tuvan musicians performing traditional Tuvan music. It was established in 1996....
- Anatoli Kuular formerly of Huun-Huur-TuHuun-Huur-TuHuun-Huur-Tu is a music group from Tuva, a Russian Federation republic situated on the Mongolian border....
- Sainkho NamtchylakSainkho NamtchylakSainkho Namtchylak is a singer originally from Tuva, a small autonomous republic in the Russian Federation just north of Mongolia. She is known for her Tuvan throat singing or Khöömei.-Style:...
- Kongar-ool OndarKongar-ool OndarKongar-ol Ondar is a master Tuvan throat singer and a member of the Great Khural of Tuva. Ondar was born in 1962 near the Khemchik River in western Tuva. Considered a living treasure by the Republic of Tuva, Ondar is granted a stipend and an apartment for the musical skills he possesses...
featured on Genghis BluesGenghis BluesGenghis Blues is a documentary film directed by Roko Belic. It centers on the journey of blind American singer Paul Pena to the isolated Asian nation of Tuva due to his interest in Tuvan throat singing.... - Mongun-ool Ondar of ChirgilchinChirgilchinChirgilchin, meaning "dance of the air in the heat of the day" or "miracle" in Tuvan, is a group of Tuvan musicians performing traditional Tuvan music. It was established in 1996....
- Tyva KyzyTyva KyzyTyva Kyzy is an all-female folk ensemble performing Tuvan throat-singing, under the direction of Choduraa Tumat. It is the first and only women's group in Tuva that performs all styles of Tuvan throat-singing...
- Albert KuvezinAlbert KuvezinAlbert Kuvezin is a Tuvan guitarist and throat singer.Kuvezin was one of the founding members of the Tuvan folk ensemble Huun-Huur-Tu, and is the leader of the Tuvan folk/rock/electro/post punk band Yat-Kha...
of Yat-KhaYat-KhaYat-Kha is a band from Tuva, led by vocalist/guitarist Albert Kuvezin. Their music is a mixture of Tuvan traditional music and rock, featuring Kuvezin's distinctive kargyraa throat singing style, the kanzat kargyraa.-Biography:...
(formerly Huun-Huur-TuHuun-Huur-TuHuun-Huur-Tu is a music group from Tuva, a Russian Federation republic situated on the Mongolian border....
) - Aldar Tamdyn of ChirgilchinChirgilchinChirgilchin, meaning "dance of the air in the heat of the day" or "miracle" in Tuvan, is a group of Tuvan musicians performing traditional Tuvan music. It was established in 1996....
- Tran Quang Hai
- Shu-De
- Tuvan National OrchestraTuvan National OrchestraThe Tuvan National Orchestra reflects the complex history of the Republic of Tuva , a tiny nation which sits at the southern edge of Siberia, with Mongolia to its south. Over the centuries, Tuva has been part of Chinese and Mongolian empires, and shares many cultural ties with Mongolia...
- Altai KhairkhanAltai KhairkhanAltai Khairkhan is an overtone singing ensemble from Mongolia founded in 2002 by Childeegiin Palamjav, Sambuugiin Pürevjav and Ejeegiin Toivgoo.- Style and lyrical themes :...
from Mongolia - Tanya Tagaq from Nunavut
- Hosoo from Mongolia
- Eugeniy Ulugbashev of Sabjilar from Khakassia
- Sarymai Urchimaev from Altay
- Paul PenaPaul PenaPaul Pena was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist of Cape Verdean descent.His music from the first half of his career touched on Delta blues, jazz, morna, flamenco, folk and rock and roll...
from San Francisco featured on Genghis BluesGenghis BluesGenghis Blues is a documentary film directed by Roko Belic. It centers on the journey of blind American singer Paul Pena to the isolated Asian nation of Tuva due to his interest in Tuvan throat singing.... - Guy Mendilow on his song "Simple Gifts"
- Michael Ormiston - overtone singer and teacher from the United Kingdom.
- Demetrio StratosDemetrio StratosEfstratios Demetriou better known as Demetrio Stratos was an Italian lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, music researcher, and co-founder, frontman and lead singer of the Italian progressive rock, jazz fusion band Area – International POPular Group.Born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, of Greek...
- Nils-Aslak ValkeapääNils-Aslak ValkeapääNils-Aslak Valkeapää, known as Áillohaš in the Northern Sami language was a Finnish Sami writer, musician and artist. He was born in Enontekiö in Lapland province, Finland. He lived most of his life in Käsivarsi, close to the border of Sweden, and also in Skibotn in Norway...
Yoik singer from Finland - Fátima MirandaFátima MirandaFátima Miranda is a Spanish singer and researcher born in Salamanca. She has a bachelor's degree in history of art, with a specialisation in modern art. As a singer, her compositions touch several genres like Mongol Song or Indian Dhrupad. She has investigated the human voice and created...
Non-traditional
- Bruno Amstad - jazz vocalist
- Ray AndersonRay Anderson (musician)Ray Anderson is an independent jazz trombone and trumpet player. Anderson is a boisterous trombonist who is masterful at multiphonics. Trained by the Chicago Symphony trombonists, he is regarded as pushing the limits of the instrument. He is a contemporary and colleague of trombonist/composer...
- jazz singer & trombonist - Theo BleckmannTheo BleckmannTheo Bleckmann is a vocalist and composer.-Biography:Theo Bleckmann is a jazz singer and new music composer, he was GRAMMY NOMINATED and received the ECHO award in 2010...
- featured in composer John Hollenbeck's composition The Music of Life - Arrington de Dionyso of Old Time RelijunOld Time RelijunOld Time Relijun is a band founded in Olympia, Washington, United States and a longtime member of K Records. Current members are Germaine Baca on drums, Aaron Hartman on upright bass, Ben Hartman on saxophones, and Arrington de Dionyso on electric guitar, vocals and bass clarinet...
- Jim Cole & Spectral Voices - mesmerizing overtone music in a water tower
- European Overtone Choir
- Dean Frenkel - author, singer and composer
- Diamanda GalásDiamanda GalásDiamanda Galás is an American avant-garde composer, vocalist, pianist, organist, performance artist and painter.Galás has been described as "capable of the most unnerving vocal terror", with her three and a half octave vocal range. She often screams, hisses and growls...
- Greek-American performance artist and renowned vocalist; when performing an opera by Vinko Globokar she had to produce four tones at once - Jim GilletteJim Gillette*2001: Carnivore Soundtrack#"Freight Train Demo" – 4:27*2003: Hollywood Hairspray Volume 2#"B.O.M.B. Also Called " – 3:20-with Organ Donor:*2001: The Ultra Violent#"Organ Donor" – 3:36#"Ultra Violent" – 5:55...
of NitroNitro-Chemistry:*Nitroglycerin, an explosive chemical compound*Nitromethane, the simplest organic nitro compound; also used to fuel high-performance internal-combustion engines*Nitrous oxide, "laughing gas", used in some dental procedures as an anaesthetic... - Baby GrampsBaby GrampsBaby Gramps is a guitar performer, who, though born in Miami, Florida, has been based in the Northwest USA for at least the last 40 years. He is famous for his palindromes...
- folk musician - Brian Grover a.k.a. Steppeland Dreaming
- Tran Quang Hai - Vietnamese/French overtone researcher and performer, member of Overtone Music Network
- John HamminkJohn HamminkJohn Hammink is an American engineer, musician, writer and linguist from Ohio.Hammink was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1993 with a B.A. in Linguistics. He emigrated to Finland in 1996 to lecture at Jyväskylä Polytechnic, and to Estonia in 2003...
- engineer and singer, has originally used both Sygyt and Kargyraa for testing SkypeSkypeSkype is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls and chat over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system...
audio quality, particularly as it relates to telephonyTelephonyIn telecommunications, telephony encompasses the general use of equipment to provide communication over distances, specifically by connecting telephones to each other....
hardware - David HykesDavid HykesDavid Hykes is a composer, singer, musician, author, and meditation teacher. He was one of the earliest modern western pioneers of so-called overtone singing, and has developed since 1975 a comprehensive approach to contemplative music which he calls Harmonic Chant...
featured overtoning with his score for incarnate Tibetan lama Dzongsar Khyentese's film "Travellers and Magicians", the scores to "The Yatra Trilogy" by John Bush, and film trailer music for "The New World" by Terrence Malick, the first of the "Blade" movies and "X Men: The Last Stand" - Enver Izmailov throatsings on his album With My Best Wishes
- Elton JohnElton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
produced hundreds of overtones on his 1986 world tour. - KivaKiva (musician)Kiva is a Canadian harmonic overtone singer keyboard player and songwriter, based in Prague, Czech Republic. She is internationally recognized as a western pioneer in world beat/jazz music, particularly the art of harmonic overtone singing which she both performs and teaches...
- Canadian experimental harmonic overtone singer and instructor, jazz/world beat genres, composer for overtone choirs - Space MandinoSpace Mandino“Space” Mandino is an American singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois, known for his overtone singing, five-string banjo and harmonium. His music is experimental and contains folk, rockabilly, and bluegrass elements...
- American folk musician - MarxyMarxyMarxy is the recording name of W. David Marx, an American currently living in Tokyo. His work primarily consists of melodic pop songs, with a mixture of influences ranging from JPop to psychedelia to video game music...
experiments with overtone singing on his album Kysoshu Nostalgia - Bobby McFerrinBobby McFerrinRobert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. is an American vocalist and conductor. He is best known for his 1988 hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy". He is a ten-time Grammy Award winner.-Life:...
- jazz vocalist - Obertonchor Düsseldorf (:de:Obertonchor Düsseldorf)
- Aengus Ó Maoláin - Irish singer, both solo and with AnúnaAnúnaAnúna is an Irish choral group. In 1987 Dublin composer Michael McGlynn founded An Uaithne, a name which describes the three ancient types of Celtic music, Suantraí , Geantraí and Goltraí . One of the group's stated aims is to explore and redefine this music...
and Bulraga, uses both Karygraa and Sygt but mainly Khoomei - David Lee RothDavid Lee RothDavid Lee Roth is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality. Roth was ranked nineteenth by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Singers of All Time....
(formerly of Van HalenVan HalenVan Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
) sometimes uses a multi-pitched wail similar to throat singing - Roswell RuddRoswell RuddRoswell Rudd is a Grammy Award-nominated American jazz trombonist and composer....
- jazz trombonist, features a traditional Mongolian ensemble with a throat sing on his album Blue Mongol - Wolfgang Saus - German singer
- Juzzie Smith - Australian folk performer
- Braxton Stowe - American musician
- Jimmy Urine of Mindless Self IndulgenceMindless Self IndulgenceMindless Self Indulgence is an American musical group formed in New York in 1997. Their music has a mixed style including rap, punk rock, alternative rock, electronica, techno and industrial...
- Blake Weldon - American musician
See also
- Tuvan artists on Tyvawiki
- Overtone Music Network e.g. Overtone Singing Techniques