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Duo “1046” Reflection (2011) Free Mp3 album

Duo “1046” Reflection (2011)

An Mp3 version of the Internet mini-album “Reflection” by Piano and Jew’s harp duo “1046” released in 2011. Performed by Svetlana Suhanova (piano, keyboard) and Vladimir Markov jew's harp (vargan)

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Added by Vladimir Markov on February 11, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

CD Ploing 2006

In 2006 I've made my first solo CD just in time for the 5th International Jewsharp Festival.
Allthough out of print you can still download it at BandCamp for free. Enjoy!

Added by Danibal on January 5, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Chakra Harmony - CD release, lots of overtone / throat singing in it !

Dear all,

happy to announce the release of my latest CD, recorded with my good friend Paul Lennon.

This features a wide range of ethnic instruments and a fair amount of overtone / throat singing.

You can listen to, and buy it using the links below. I'd be happy to get any feedback.

May 2011 bring you all you desire.

Best wishes,

Jonathan… Continue

Added by Jonathan Cope on January 5, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

PLEASE HELP TSERENDAVAA

Dear friends,

In the past many of you have helped me to raise money for various charitable Tuvan causes, and now I ask for your help for a great Mongolian throat-singer in need.

Some of you will recognize the name Tserendavaa. He is a well-known, major Mongolian throat-singing master from Chandman Sum, and is well-represented on such classic cds as Jargalant Altai. Besides being a singer and one of the leading sources for foreigners for…

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Added by Steve Sklar on December 8, 2010 at 7:00pm — 5 Comments

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

Added by kiva simova on November 21, 2010 at 3:00pm — 5 Comments

Entrevista en Radio Euskadi - Radio Interview in Spanish

Las melodías creadas por sonidos simultáneos a través de la voz de

Nestor Kornblum son empleadas en terapias curativas y en

meditaciones siguiendo una técnica ancestral. Aqui la entrevista en Radio Euskadi

El Enlace:… Continue

Added by Nestor Kornblum on November 19, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Maultrommler-Stammtisch / Jaw Harpers Meeting

Meet other jaw harpers in Vienna! Every month on 4th wednesday at: Café Concerto, 1160 Wien, Lerchenfelder Gürtel 53. We start at 8 p.m. Bring your instruments and join our jam sessions.

Der Österreichische Maultrommelverein lädt ab sofort jeden 4. Mittwoch im Monat  zum Maultrommler-Stammtisch im Café Concerto,… Continue

Added by LOOPING jaw harp orchestra on April 29, 2010 at 12:57am — No Comments

Mini Jew's Harp

Inspired by mini kukin by Ryuji Kojima (length 18mm) I made mini jew's harp (frame length 13mm)

Sound can be find at:…

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Added by Vladimir Markov on March 14, 2010 at 1:48am — No Comments

Música: Instrumentos arcaicos, instrumentos nuevos

Publicado en la Revista Ulises, Ed. Liebre de Marzo (enero 2005)

Introducción

Desde tiempos remotos, desde la propia existencia del mundo y del hombre, la

música, ha estado presente. La música ha sido y será para el hombre un

instrumento de socialización, un lenguaje poderoso, asociado… Continue

Added by Joel Olivé on March 9, 2010 at 9:28pm — No Comments

Evolution of human sound

The Complete Voice

Before symbolic language developed, there existed a high order of communication. This used gesture, facial expression, posture, and mimicry in movement and sound. Communication was slow but effective. Under these conditions human social behaviour and identity developed. As with much of evolution, behavior led and brain and body development followed.

As time went by and intelligence and the capacity for memory grew. It was found that communication could be… Continue

Added by Peter Gleeson on January 26, 2010 at 12:33am — 1 Comment

New Album "ATLAN" Review by Thom Jones

A Review of "ATLAN" by Thomas Jones

A secret truth revealed: Beauty and the Beast are the same

thing. Soriah’s chimera fusion with Ashkelon Sain has

produced a sprawling entity, darkly cloaked in groaning

atmospheres, yet emanating an ascending light of inestimable

beauty. Atlan is a deeply organic experience. Crisp hand

percussion palpitates rising drones in a cellular blood-rush

of life. Long, open expanses of slowly shifting tones hang

like low clouds… Continue

Added by SoRIAH on October 18, 2009 at 1:20am — No Comments

ZAZAL ~ music by Egschiglen

Another fine CD by one of the current batch of groups from Mongolia. It features the marvellous khöömii of Amra (Amartuwshin Baasadorj) on at least five of the pieces. Finely recorded the Cd is a mix of traditional arrangements and contemporary compositions performed by Tume (Tumenbayar Migdory) on Morin Khuur & vocals, Tunuruu (Tumursaihan Yanlav) Morin khuur, aman khuur & vocals, Uugan (Uuganbaatar Tsend-Ochir) Ih Khuur, Boogi…

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Added by Egschiglen on November 26, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Magic Sounds - on CD Baby available

Magic Sounds - available on CD Baby: cdbaby.com/cd/frenkellaasi - is an ambient organic album - a calming and predominantly vocal CD featuring the mesmerizing harmonic tones of Dean Frenkel and the hauntingly ethereal voice of Linda Laasi. It is an album of minimalist music which emphasizes the tonal qualities of the human voice.

Magic Sounds is about ancient therapeutic sounds of vocal harmonics; sounds of the… Continue

Added by Dean Frenkel on November 25, 2008 at 12:00am — 2 Comments

My book is finally out

Dear OMN community,

I'm happy to announce that my book "On the Physiology of Voice Production in South-Siberian Throat Singing – Analysis of Acoustic and Electrophysiological Evidences" is out now.

It took me really a long while . I actually started working on it in 2000 as my PhD project. Then of course - as many of you perhaps also know - there came other jobs, duties, projects. And finally I had to rush since in order to get a particular job I needed to finish and… Continue

Added by Sven Grawunder on April 7, 2009 at 1:06pm — 3 Comments

Overtone arrangements offered

I am offering my services creating vocal overtone arrangements for your songs (or somebody else's!). The notation is written both with the upper melody in standard notation and with the numbered harmonics above the bass line. The arrangement will be as close as possible to the original, given the restrictions of the harmonic series. (Certain small alternatives for fundamental/bass pitches may be required). It is singable by an experienced polyphonic overtone singer. If desired, a demo mp3 may… Continue

Added by kiva simova on November 26, 2008 at 10:52am — No Comments

CD Release: "LOOPING jaw harp orchestra – Elephant Road"

All but toothless

A virtual jaw harp orchestra challenges the dominance of guitars. Here's to musical diversity!

Starting from the city jungle of Vienna, the LOOPING jaw harp orchestra has set out to discover unexplored musical regions. Elephant Road, off the beaten track, directly leads to the habitats of rare musical instruments. Three dozen of jaw harps and percussion are a good substrate on which steel pans, saxophones, marimba, trumpets… Continue

Added by LOOPING jaw harp orchestra on September 3, 2009 at 12:36pm — 1 Comment

The Story of Our CD with Krishna Das

Gathering in the Light

In October of 2004 Krishna Das attended a release party for PRANA's first CD, "The Eternal Embrace". After Prana had sung, Krishna Das said to Baird, "Let's make a record together or something".

Over the next year the "or something" was Krishna Das inviting Prana to sing at his larger benefit Kirtans in the New York area. As a part of those evenings KD would join Prana to sing Baird's arrangement of his chant "Puja". The combination of the ethereal… Continue

Added by Baird Hersey on October 21, 2007 at 7:30am — No Comments

New netlabel release on Stasisfield: Elementals

I am very happy to announce a new release called "Elementals" on the Stasisfield netlabel. John Kannenberg has done the beautiful job of design, packaging and presentation that Statisfield followers have come to expect, and I am grateful to part of his roster.

In John's words:

"Peterborough, New Hampshire's Dave Seidel offers a microtonal ode to the four primal elements. Water, fire, earth and air are represented here by elegant synthetic sounds and digitally manipulated… Continue

Added by Dave Seidel on August 10, 2009 at 3:21pm — No Comments

Vibrational Healing & Tibetan Dharma

Mysterious and singular the ancient Himalayan cultures created enigmatic instruments for the propose of inducing physical healing, spiritual consciousness and mental clarity.

Their creations are an alchemy of metal and sacred geometry known today as Tibetan Singing Bowls, Gantas/Vajras, Tingshaws and Gong. The vibrational signatures these remarkable instruments produce are metamorphosing overtones that heal the body and heart of sentient beings. Their songs/voices alter space, mind and… Continue

Added by Richard Rudis (Sonam Dorje) on June 22, 2009 at 8:31pm — No Comments