Throat singing

Throat singing is an umbrella term for a variety of indigenous vocal performance styles. Some of them have overlap with overtone singing, or harmonic singing.

By region

In Asia

• Tuvan throat singing, a form of overtone singing
• Altai throat singing[1]
• Tibetan throat singing

In Europe

• Sardinian throat singing

Duet styles

• Inuit throat singing, a kind of duet as an entertaining contest
  • Katatjanik utippalianinga, a practice of the Inuit people of Nain, Northern Labrador[2]
• Rekuhkara, formerly practiced by the Ainu of Hokkaidō

• The term may also indicate the application of a harsh voice or some other constriction

1. "Altai throat singing". 6/9/2019. Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. "katatjanik utippalianinga (The Return of Throat Singing)". womensfilmfest. 6/21/2017. Retrieved 7/27/2020. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)