No kilts - yes pipes!

[Balaamsass51]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vztRqe_CHC0

sorry, meant no kilts, yes pipes.

[Tarheel]

I learned throat singing (toning, my lessons were called in the 1980's) and never imagined they would sound this good with pipes and drums. I am glad to hear that someone found a use for a cleansing (for my well being) exercise.

It's also good to know that there are people better at throat singing than I am. I could make this video crash.

[tripleblessed]

Throat singing combines well with many instruments. I have sung with flutes from small to a Czechoslovakian
shepherd's flute six and a half feet long. With bluegrass instruments. And of course didgeridoos of various tonalities.
Blessed to sing in the temples at Machu Picchu, Sterkfontein Caves, and in the Altai Mountains near the conjunction
of Altai, China and Mongolia. The cultural intersection of throat singing, North Carolina, Mississippi, and the 80s,
however, nearly boggles even my wyrd. I love it.

[Steve Ashton]

Typo in title fixed.

[Balaamsass51]

Typo in title fixed.

Merci, monsieur.

[Tarheel]

The cultural intersection of throat singing, North Carolina, Mississippi, and the 80s,
however, nearly boggles even my wyrd. I love it.

I appreciate music from anywhere, anytime, of any kind. Your adventures in throat singing humble me and I can see the attraction to "tone" in the sites you mentioned.

To muddle the issue further, I tried using the instrument (pictured below) along with my toning. I had limited success because of lung control (am still a smoker after 50 years). I still think the combined sounds would work. I imagine the vibrations of jubilation (like the OP's video provides).

[neloon]

To muddle the issue further, I tried using the instrument (pictured below) along with my toning. I had limited success because of lung control (am still a smoker after 50 years). I still think the combined sounds would work. I imagine the vibrations of jubilation (like the OP's video provides).

That's a Jew's harp isn't it - occasionally used in Scotland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew%27s_harp

Alan

[Tobus]

Very interesting sound they've produced there! I'm not generally a fan of so-called "mashups" of different ethnic traditions, but this one works particularly well.

I believe the bowed instrument he's playing is a Morin khuur, otherwise known as a horsehead fiddle. It's a traditional Mongolian instrument that pairs well with the bagpipes, in terms of the way it's played with a drone to accompany the melody. (Side note: this is one of the reasons I was drawn to playing traditional fiddle music to begin with. I love the sound of double-stops and drone strings.)

I'm not very knowledgeable on bagpipes, though. I see several types being played. These are obviously not Great Highland Bagpipes. What are they? I'm especially curious about the one where the drone pipes were swinging underneath the bag.