Inuit throat song 'the saw'

[fcentaur]

The same songs are in Northern Siberia - the Folks near Northern Ocean sings like this..

[pittsspiritspits]

Love it!

[lilpunkrocker562]

i never seen my tribal women other than my family for i live in the lower 48 and i tell you our women are hot and beautiful

[ProgressiveBoink]

It kind of sounds like a pack of wolves, too. The more airy noises sound like someone breathing hard while trying to run from the wolves. heh

dunno lol

[ProgressiveBoink]

Holy SHIT, guys. This is so cool~!

[steveosquared]

o.o

that was epic!

[haakondahl]

Awesome. The touching and face-to-face interaction are (in technical terms, I guess) a high bandwidth, out-of-band control channel to allow low latency.

You'll notice that most "distributed" syncs, anything without a drummer or a conductor to force the sync, are plagued by slowdowns. This and other inuit vids just keep on nailing the pace. Nice!

Thanks for sharing, ladies.

[inyobill]

@haakondahl

Nice analysis. THe ladiess performance is awesome indeed.

[raakone]

This is very amazing! And yes, it sounds very much like a saw....imagining a large two-man saw cutting through a very thick tree!

[IzzySpint]

Jesus christ that geniunely sounds like a saw.

[krysdf]

Hey Jennie, Good Job! Loove it

[Fabipunkinola]

The first rhythm ia hung-ga va-va (hee) what is her return Rhythm? Is it the same?

[Arutikah]

ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᒃ!! xD

[7777dmith7777]

That is badass !!

[atim87]

this is wonderful! I had just one question, I've noticed that the singers embrace and sway as they sing, even in a few other videos that i've viewed on Inuit throat singing is that symbolizing anything? Is there a meaning as to why they do it?

[jenniensteph]

@atim87

Thanks :)

We hold on to each others arms and sway back and forth because it helps keep the rhythm of the sounds we make. It's also a connection between the two who are throat-singing, it helps to be close and looking into each others eyes in order to get the sounds at the exact right times to go together for the game to work. It takes a lot of practice and it is very fun!! :)

[1billi9]

this is super cool

[ThibetanMonk]

So sad these videos do not render justice to the songs. Hard to explain but when you are there and you hear the real thing there is a ''third dimension'' that is lost by cheap recording. I'm not in this field of activity but I think someone with knowledge of binaural audio technology could do something to preserve these songs for the future generations .

[clairenunavut]

GG489something, this is not sick! this is katajjaq, Inuit traditional throat singing! u have the right to dislike it, but dont insult it

[Jacobob2]

@clairenunavut I think he means sick as in the slang for "amazing". I'm 95% sure it was a compliment.

[clairenunavut]

@Jacobob2 you are probably right! sometimes my english is bad so i miss the subtle :) i react too fast! :)

[jazzflutist]

Wow. We need a flute in there.

Amazing.

[GG9489]

this is fucking SICCCKK!!!!! :))))

[carotmytop]

that is so freaking cool omg

[LeoOfSilver]

that's fucking crazy!!!!!!!!!!

[bd4672]

wow! this stuff is so cool!!

[firewater850713]

Well Done.. This stuff is new to me but its pretty interesting

[CaudilloDeDGO]

That's how I sound when I start to run...asthma......Great culture though.

[Superminyme]

Shit, that sent chills down my spine, awesome.

[Dschordn]

its sounds like barking dogs....really amazing! =)

[ianisles]

is there a longer clip of this song anywhere? cuz it's soo amazing!!

[thehippychick]

Amazing

[thatsMYbeef]

ahahahahaha...fukin awesum!!...luv it...thks for giving me goosebumps : ) awesum..

[w0178581]

ok how are they doing that it's pretty cool but I'm sure I'd injure myself just trying that lol

[fatlady57]

i'm inuk...pretty imprest, very good job

[L1LM1SS4N93L]

KOOOL YOUR AN INUK?? me too

[eyeohh]

that sounds like a real song

[delishishh]

That's awesome!

[Snow4LifeNEver]

c tlmmm sick jvx apprendre a faire sa =P

[Gemmlz]

I thinks its scary

[Chefshaolin]

Wonderful! This would be terrifying to hear in the distance on a dark snowy night.

[engrish2006]

@Chefshaolin I agree. Great idea for a prank, lol!

[oobaka67]

Is there anywhere in St. John's that I can go to listen to some throat singing live?

[Shabutie103]

i dont think so....you might have to go to labrador by'

[oobaka67]

Lard Tunderin' Jahsus

Dat blows

[eatingyoursandwich]

is it by' me mummers from there

[Trevore5]

thts pretty fking amazing

[eskimofemale04]

Amazing...very amazing

[beverlybridgetann]

My teacher was the one with the mic first : ) nice video also

[jenniensteph]

Yes, we were throat-singing partners for a couple years while we were in St.John's, she is very good :)

[StephanieMoynan]

Mellyscool wtf duuuhhhhh they DO Have to be close WTF

[mellyscool]

why do they have to be so close?

[jenniensteph]

we are close because we are both making the same sound but at different times, so we have to pay very close attention to when the opposite person is making their sound so we can follow at the exact right time to make the song work.

[gopherhockeyfreak]

also because you arte taking in ver little air and alot is going out, so it is very very vyer easy to pass out, thats whey they are holding on to each other and thus, why the are close.

[DeanRuben99]

gotta love tha song ayy ..pretty fucken good

[mylighthouse10]

Yep, I hear the saw! :D That's cool!

[bdancer202]

My best friend, a Native American and art teacher, introduced me to this video through the Eideljorg museum for Native American arts and life in Indianapolis, IN. I was awestruck. How hauntingly beautiful....so intimate, so primordial. It put tears in my eyes and my heart into my throat. When I later showed this piece to my husband we both were completely mezmorized. We stood breathless. It struck us to the core ...........

[freemanlisa445]

@bdancer202 i just discovered the throat singing and I am blown away i never knew these people did this i cant get enough of throat singing

[tikigaqgal]

i love this one! its ma fav

[sillba]

fantastic:)

[rezboy74]

Pretty Cool Love The Sound

[mipropialuz]

WOW!

[beardedknome]

lol hillarious

[earthbenderzore15]

O.O!!!...holy damn..lol!!

one word..."AWESOME"XD

[TriskelionFactory]

well done!

[AMSIRAKDIVAN]

WOW!!!

YOU DID GREAT!!!

:D

[elgavilan2000]

my washing machine makes that same sound

[atlove66]

Kay...good...but why do they always laugh when they finish off, or mid song? What's up with that?! And are they singing actual words? I don't understand! I've heard the Inuit language, it's very hard to speak, i've tried repeating after hearing it, all from the throat kinda...so are these actual words in the Inuit language? Just curious.

[jenniensteph]

Throat Singing was most commonly done by women as a friendly competition. It is done by imitating sounds of animals and other sounds from the Arctic environment. The competition is to see who can go longer without making a mistake and it ends with laughter to show a mistake was made and that one or the other has lost the game.

[jenniensteph]

The throat songs imitate the sounds of: The Saw, Geese, Seagulls, the River, Mosquitos the Wind and many other sounds. There are also many competition songs, that are meant to see who can trick the other person first by changing the rhythm or adding different sounds.

[thisidlethought]

weehehehehehhe...

That's so cool... XD It's like BRAINEXPLODEWOW.

[kmmjkls]

cool love it

[Kydia]

E X C E LL E NT!!!!!!!!!!!

[Okpakok]

lmao...the title of this vid should be "wild night under the stars"...something like that chew know. Ive heard better...

[Dzakku]

Amazing truly!

[spritenite]

Just listening to this excites me.

[alleeamanda]

hly man that was good

[Glendale1901]

wow holy crap it does sound like a saw WTF. SWEET

[BIGpapaUS]

thats amazing

[SilverDragoness]

Very nice! :)

[TerentiaWillsomethin]

wooow.... i sort of hear dogs, too.

that's amazing.

[eier]

Indeed. It does sound saw-like.