The Rare InuTIT Throat Singers

Inuit throat singing or katajjaq, also known (and commonly confused) under the generic term overtone singing, is a form of musical performance uniquely found among the Inuit. Unlike the throat singers in other regions of the world, particularly, Tibet, Mongolia and Tuva, the Inuit performers are usually women who sing only duets in a kind of entertaining contest to see who can outlast the other. However, at least one notable performer, Tanya Tagaq Gillis, performs throat singing as a solo artist and as a collaborator with non-throat singing musicians such as Björk. The musical duo Tudjaat performed a mixture of traditional throat singing and pop music.

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[mauriciomigliorelli]

he's completly stoned, you can be sure about it.

[etheangel2220]

Man, as cool as the inuit throat singing is, I keep watching becasue Connolly is so funny

[zolka90]

Hakuna matata

[Way2Spirited]

Saying InuTIT instead of Inuit is EXTREMELY offensive. The correct spelling is "inuit' but I think you already know this since you put "TIT" in all caps like that. Not funny.

[Jarvisi82]

I think he was drunk lol

[axium403]

@NationNewsAgency

Wait, I didn't mean InuTIT! Sorry the correct title is Inuit.

[WannabeGadd]

@bakuguy1 To me, throat singing is amazing because the sound of it has so many layers and textures that feel otherworldly. It employs the mesmerizing continuous bass line, which is in a way similar to the sound of a didgeridoo, which continuously varies in timbre (it goes mmwuaaauuuuummmwwaaaauuu) and it sounds so full and warm. And the overtones produced in some styles of throat singing are, you have to admit, AT LEAST impressive to hear because they sound so uncanny.

[axium403]

@NationNewsAgency

You are awesome.

[NationNewsAgency]

@axium403 - I am so sorry, I should have noticed it. I have changed the title. Thank you for correcting us.

[axium403]

@axium403

I'm not mad or anything. It's just "tit" is an inappropriate word.

[axium403]

The title says InuTIT. Please fix it.