What's your favorite Mongolian Throat Singers song?

[NightWatcher]

I love their 37 minute version of the Oak Ridge Boys' Elvira. The "giddy up giddy up, ooh baba maw maw" blows me away.

[stonecutter357]

1. this one

[Phoenix61]

7. That was amazing!

Wish I understood the language. The music is so Americanized which surprised me.

[pnwest]

16. I clicked on this prepared to rofl, and

ended up totally digging it!

[Silver Gaia]

18. Awesome.

I was introduced to Mongolian throat singing in a world music class years ago. Loved it then. Love it now. Beautiful horsehead fiddle that young fellow is playing!

[Binkie The Clown]

2. "I left my phlegm in San Fransisco" nt

[jberryhill]

3. Any of the deep ones

[Shrike47]

4. Its All About That Bass.

[Hoyt]

5. I kind of like that, actually.

[dhol82]

6. I was privileged to hear a virtuoso in Ulaan Bataar

It was magical.

I don’t think that being obnoxious helps in terms of international relations.

[frazzled]

8. Anything by Albert Kuvezin and Yat-Kha

Saw them years ago do a live soundtrack to the 1928 silent-movie classic Storm over Asia, by Pudovkin, which takes place in Mongolia, where fur trappers join the Soviets in repelling a British Invasion. At one point, when the capitalists are being excoriated, the band breaks into a Tuvan throat version of Pink Floyd’s Money. Extremely memorable, but couldn’t find a video.

So here is Yat-Kha’s version of Black Magic Woman instead:

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[Phoenix61]

9. Don't know about Mongolian

But I saw a concert by the Tibetan monks who were throat singing. It was amazing! Went to a work shop the next day. They had a translator so we got to ask questions. Possibly the happiest people I have ever met.

[True Dough]

10. I'd have to go with

[stonecutter357]

11. WTF !

[True Dough]

12. It's an instant classic

What didn't you appreciate???

[stonecutter357]

13. I appreciated all of IT !

but do you

[True Dough]

14. I think I started "Sandstorming" in 2013

That's when I was introduced to the song through this highlight video:

[stonecutter357]

15. What Happened To The Outro Music? Sandstorm!

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[Akoto]

17. If you don't mind video game music...

Ravana's theme from Final Fantasy 14 (an online game) pretty well matches. Probably chosen because the deep, vibrating voice kind of matches the insectoid god of war theme, but it actually does remind a lot of people of Mongolian Throat Singing.

The singing starts around 5:08, though it has a great waltz-like melody prior to that. Very appropriate for a dance with a master swordsman, I suppose.

If you like it, check out more! The game has a wonderful and varied soundtrack.