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Gurdjieff- Meetings with Remarkable Men (overtone singing in film)
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Philippe Martin - Philmar Jan 2, 2011.

 

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Biography

Kiva is a Canadian overtone singing teacher, composer, conductor, keyboardist (now based in Prague) with international recognition as a western pioneer, combining overtone singing with world beat/ jazz/ pop/ experimental/ new classical music. She is frequently called upon for live and recorded vocal improvisation with other artists. These include Tanya Tagaq, Lisa Walker (improvisation with whale song), The Yellow Sisters, New Millennium Orchestra, Olla Vogala Orchestra, The Ormidales, Live Ullmann, Ring Cycle Orchestra, Strange Angels, Vladiswar Nadishana, Jennifer Berezan, Wimme and for film soundtracks (i.e. Beit Sha'ar, honorable mention at Dubai Int'l Film Festival, Dec '10). She is a tenor member of the European Overtone Choir, formerly of Spektrum overtone choir and the International Choir of Prague. She also composes music for overtone choirs, directing her own, AURALIA, in Prague.

Her diversified career, starting around 1978, began with a solid basis of classical and jazz piano training. The early professional years included stints in several rock, pop and R & B bands. Later on, she performed extensively as a solo act, including a jazz circuit in Japan. As a writer, she cites influences from a wide variety of artists: Jane Siberry, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, Ferron, Sting, Yma Sumac, Claude Debussy, Bobby McFerrin, Bulgarian women’s choirs, East Indian classical, and Tuvan singers.

Ongoing attention for her innovations in harmonic overtone singing has led to some unusual performance situations. International appearances have included: guest vocalist with orchestra »Olla Vogala« in Brugge, Belgium (2002), main stage artist at KIEKU throat singing festival in Helsinki, Finland and Nordic House in Reykjavik, Iceland (’01), and only foreign female artist at the International Symposium of Throat Singing in the Republic of Tuva, Russia (1995). In May /08 she performed at the International Polyphonic Festival of Albania (in ancient ruins with her laptop). She was also world tour member with the Crash Test Dummies at the height of their fame, in support of »God Shuffled His Feet« in 1994-1995, where she demonstrated overtoning at each concert. Venues included the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London, and appearances on Saturday Night Live and David Letterman in New York City.

Her debut »The Ladder« (1998) has dreamy, metaphorically rich offerings and elements of jazz, pop, impressionism and worldbeat. Cultural influences such as Tuvan, East Indian, Celtic, Balinese and Japanese are apparent. Roughly half the tracks on »The Ladder« contain some form of this technique. Lyrically, it’s an expression of her personal, theoretical and global ponderings, full of lush imagery and wordplay.

This all comes together with hair raising harmonies and highly melodic vocals that are simultaneously sweet, powerful, innocent and exotic.;

Kiva continues to stretch musical boundaries with the release of »Pulse«. It falls into the category of 'otherworldly worldbeat'. She creates layers of textural vocals with mostly imaginary language (»vocables«), sometimes imitating instruments, combining this with rhythms from several different cultures. Latin, African, East Indian, Caribbean, and even a little Klezmer, are influences that appear in »Pulse«.

The uplifting results are unique hybrids that meld East and »new« West. From »The Ladder«, »Pulse« and beyond, all her work documents an unorthodox history of study, performance, world travel and experimentation.

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Instruments:
keyboards, voice
Influences:
Bobby McFerrin, Jane Siberry, Lisa Gerrard, Huun-Huur-Tuu, Sheila Chandra, Yma Sumac, Tanya Tagaq, Kevin Breit, Imogen Heap, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, Steely Dan, Bjork, Sun Ra, Bulgarian choirs, East Indian Classical, Cuban ...
Homepage:
http://harmonicovertones.com

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Overtone Choir music

There is not a lot of notated overtone music out there, particularly for choirs. And even less so when it comes to polyphonic singing.



In the earliest days of the appearance of composed western overtone music, there was Folke Rabe and Stockhausen.



Later on, Sarah Hopkins (Australia) created 'Past Life Melodies', which became internationally known and performed by many choirs around the world. Many such choirs were not overtone choirs, per se, but her piece did not require… Continue

Posted on May 11, 2011 at 1:30pm —

Khoomei Perspective from Tuva 1993

 

Here is an interesting article by Oorzhak Khunashtaar-ool from 1993 about his lifelong khoomei singing, and how it must be properly taught to the young to preserve correct technique and tradition.

 

Even back in 1993, he laments the introduction of pop music influences into khoomei.

 

Also, note the suggestion that a young female group should form, the daughters of Tuva, which came true with 'Tuva Kyzy'.

 …

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Posted on March 28, 2011 at 12:00pm —

New LinkedIn group for Overtone, Throat Singing, Healing Voice Professionals

LinkedIn is a powerful network for professionals to broaden their opportunities and horizons. To date there has been no similar group present there, until now. If you do not already have a profile at LinkedIn, I highly recommend that you set one up.



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This group is for professional overtone singers, throat singers, healing voice practitioners, and teachers of such disciplines, including composers and choir directors working with overtones. This means…

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Posted on March 17, 2011 at 1:40pm —

New online overtone singing course

My new online overtone singing course is now up and running. It's been a lot of work putting it together!



There are 3 levels- beginner, intermediate, advanced.



Contents:

-12 video lessons, detailed manuals, mp3s of exercises in all ranges, special notation, specific songs for overtone choir, polyphonic movement, harmonic yodeling, improvisational elements...

 

Private lessons on Skype are also an option. They are limited to my availability, so…

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Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:07pm —

yodeling and overtones

I'm currently creating some very specific notated exercises for combining yodeling with overtones (SATB), using 2 completely different approaches.

The best I've heard in this area is Christian Zehnder, who has cleverly woven his national Swiss tradition into it. I'd like to open some discussion about this topic- any experience with overtone yodeling or fresh new ideas?



Anyway, in a yodel surfing expedition, found this completely amazing blog site 'Yodel Heaven', which has a huge… Continue

Posted on November 21, 2010 at 3:00pm — — 5 Comments

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Iver Livendahl commented on kiva simova's video
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Kiva's Auralia Overtone choir sings Pink Floyd's Great Gig in the Sky

"Hi Kiva, thanx for sharing this. Music with the score simultaniously that is luxury."
Feb 14
josef löber left a comment for 'kiva simova'
"hy kiva, u re right. well id love to have a hang but im loving my flowdrum quite a bit as well... here u can watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAGANe5fdZg ill still have to tune the mikrophon... im courious how u like it. i love…"
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kiva simova left a comment for 'kees tonkens'
"Hi again Kees, I just wanted to make sure you got the e-book, 'Tone your way to Inner Revelation', can't remember if I'd sent it to you. If not, please give me your email so I can do it. Also now offering 25% off the full…"
Feb 6
kiva simova left a comment for 'josef löber'
"Hi again, sorry, I just noticed your message now from a few months ago. Maybe you are interested in the hang drum, which is rare and only made by one company in Switzerland, with a long waiting list! I have a friend here in Prague who plays hang…"
Feb 6
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josef löber left a comment for 'kiva simova'
"hy kiva sorry for responding a little later ... here i am again on omn i´ve moved to heckenbeck near göttingen and am starting my business with building a kindoff steel slit-drum named flowdrum. seems to me ur quite common to the omn…"
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At 2:31pm on February 6, 2012, josef löber said…

hy kiva,

u re right.
well id love to have a hang but im loving my flowdrum quite a bit as well...
here u can watch it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAGANe5fdZg
ill still have to tune the mikrophon...
im courious how u like it.
i love overtonesinging as well. when i visit berlin next time ill contact u maybe we could sing together...

hear u josef

At 11:37pm on October 21, 2011, josef löber said…
hy kiva sorry for responding a little later ...
here i am again on omn
i´ve moved to heckenbeck near göttingen and am starting my business with building a kindoff steel slit-drum named flowdrum. seems to me ur quite common to the omn scene maybe u wanna inroduce me to somone u think might be intresting to meet with.
how are u with ur overtone singing. do u have people around u to sing together?

hear u josef
At 11:11am on October 21, 2011, Filip Rydlo said…
Ebb and Flow - with EOC? You did?

I LOVE that song!

Kiva, Please, share some recording of it ! :o)
At 10:16am on October 21, 2011, Filip Rydlo said…
Hi, Kiva!

Did You share the video at Balcony TV ??? You surely can record a short video where You would talk about it a bit - a few seconds - and in which You would LINK to the video directly at BalconyTV or Youtube! :-)
At 11:32pm on May 15, 2011, kees tonkens said…
Hello Kiva,

I also thougt I'd signed up for the E book , but i didnt get it so far .Maybe i made a mistake or something like that

Greetings
Kees.
At 5:15pm on April 21, 2011, Gautama Resonance said…
Greetings Kiva! good sounds and bleesings .·.
g
At 10:50pm on April 15, 2011, Hans Tschiritsch said…
hi kiva!i am sorry, i think i wrote you the wrong date, we can only come on 21.
maybe you didn`t get my last message? please give me your private mail and tel. nr.
all best! hans
At 9:49pm on April 8, 2011, Ivo Romanek said…
Zdravím, je dobré vidět tu dalšího Čecha :)
At 12:22am on March 27, 2011, Hans Tschiritsch said…
hi kiva! your last comment sounded enthusiastic....
i am organizing a small concert in vienna on 5th of may...
maybe this can be a possibility to know each other by working together...?
(before i have a workshop on 9. & 10. april) i have a friend (overtone-singer,with car)
who would like to go to prag on the 3rd or 4th weekend in mai...
this would be another chance to meet...?
what do you think about?
all best!
hans
At 12:08am on March 14, 2011, Hans Tschiritsch said…
hi kiva! thank you for your quick answer! yes come to vienna, any time...
you are welcome..., but i don`t have big possibilities here...
maybe prag is better? let`s work out something, stay in contact and i hope that we meet soon! what about prag-festival?
see you, all best! hans
 
 
 
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