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Published: November 13, 2008 11:37 pm    print this story  

Tuvan Throat Singers put on show at Edmond Library

The Edmond Sun

EDMOND More than 200 people filled the meeting space Thursday at the Edmond Library and spilled out into the lobby to hear the Huun Huur Tu Tuvan Throat Singers. Singing folk music from their native Tuva, a small republic sandwiched between Mongolia and Siberia, the Throat Singers exhibited the unusual ability to sing two or more tones simultaneously.

The origin of the style goes back many centuries when it was used in religious rituals. The concert, part of the Metropolitan Library Systems’ 11-year-old “Our World” series, was sponsored by Friends of the Library through its annual book sale and the Oklahoma Arts Council.

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PHOTO PROVIDED | ELAINE WARNER An overflow crowd, including students from Oklahoma Christian University and Trinity School, assembled for Thursday morning's concert. None/ (Click for larger image)


PHOTO PROVIDED | ELAINE WARNER Self-taught musician Kaigal-ool Khovalyg was a shepherd until he was invited to join the Tuvan State Ensemble.?He later helped found Huun Huur Tu. None/ (Click for larger image)


PHOTO PROVIDED | ELAINE WARNER Trinity School students, from left, Willow Gravitt and Zane Powell, of Oklahoma City, and Connor Ferguson, of Edmond, watch the Tuvan musicians. None/ (Click for larger image)


PHOTO PROVIDED | ELAINE WARNER The five members of Huun Huur Tu Tuvan Throat Singers?ingers also played native instruments including stringed instruments, flutes and percussion. None/ (Click for larger image)



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