Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA, January 26th, 2006
By KATHLEEN DAMINGER Just hearing that the Huun-Huur-Tu, the Throat Singers of Tuva, are coming to F&M's Barshinger Center Friday probably wouldn't make most folks want to run out and buy tickets. After all, we can't desire that which we don't understand. What does Huun-Huur-Tu mean? What's a throat singer? And where in the world is Tuva? Tuva is a sparsely settled region in central Asia, north of Mongolia. The area is largely grasslands, mountain regions and forests, and the people there have been traditionally nomadic, raising sheep and reindeer. Throat singing is a type of singing in which ...
HighBeam Research, Free Preview: 'Overtones of other worlds'... Full Membership required for unlimited access. Free 7-day trial.
Subscribers: HighBeam content is only available to HighBeam subscribers. Click the link above for more information.
