Throat Singing

Throat singing may refer to:

  • Overtone singing, also known as overtone chanting, or harmonic singing
    • Tuvan throat singing, a form of overtone singing
  • duet styles:
    • Inuit throat singing, a kind of duet as an entertaining contest
    • Rekuhkara, formerly practiced by the Ainu of Hokkaidō
  • The term may also indicate the application of a harsh voice or some other constriction

Famous quotes containing the words throat and/or singing:

    “In church your grandsire cut his throat;
    To do the job too long he tarried:
    He should have had my hearty vote
    To cut his throat before he married.”
    —Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)

    “He looked at Senator Hatch and said, “I’m going to make her cry. I’m going to sing ‘Dixie’ until she cries.” And I looked at him and said, “Senator Helms, your singing would make me cry if you sang ‘Rock of Ages’.””
    —Carol Moseley-Braun (b. 1947)