All Discussions Tagged 'sounds' - Overtone Music Network2024-03-19T06:39:52Zhttps://www.overtone.cc/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=sounds&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMissionary work in Tuva and Mongolia using overtone singingtag:www.overtone.cc,2010-04-12:884327:Topic:910192010-04-12T20:30:05.959ZAndrew Colwellhttps://www.overtone.cc/profile/AndrewColwell
Recently I have been looking into missionary work in the Altai region in which "indigenous" music forms--like xoomi/overtone singing--are being researched or even used for spreading the presence of "The Lord". Here is one video from Mongolia: <br></br><br></br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Psalm sung with xoomi with western instrumental back up, posted by Heart-Sounds.org:…</p>
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Recently I have been looking into missionary work in the Altai region in which "indigenous" music forms--like xoomi/overtone singing--are being researched or even used for spreading the presence of "The Lord". Here is one video from Mongolia: <br/><br/>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Psalm sung with xoomi with western instrumental back up, posted by Heart-Sounds.org:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pccNVrBV7Ss&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pccNVrBV7Ss&feature=related</a></p>
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<br/>Heart-sounds.org, a missionary organization trying to facilitate Christian worship through traditional/local song and music forms, notes research projects in Tuva and Siberia (which includes Mongolia even though this page doesn't mention Mongolia).<br/><br/><a href="http://www.heart-sounds.org/about/history.htm">http://www.heart-sounds.org/about/history.htm</a><br/><br/>Also, there are so-called "ethnodoxologists" like Robin Harris doing "ethnomusicological" work in Tuva. Ethnodoxologists investigate how worship can be superimposed upon traditional art forms by researching them. Recently, a magtaal or "praise song" has been written.<br/><br/>This is not a polemic, but to let you all know about this important issue. It shows another way in which religious narratives are being created using xoomi/overtone-singing.<br/><br/>Regards,<br/><br/>Andrew Colwell<br/><br/><br/>