Big Blog no. 2
Music of Mongolia Hello, I hope everyone is doing great so far! Can you believe we are almost done with this semester? ... I know it's crazy. Unfortunately, this is our last big blog number two :( So, today I will be educating you about the traditional music of Mongolia. I hope you enjoy it. And have a great weekend! Before we start I want to talk about how music has played a big part in Mongolian culture. Many of the ways Mongolia contributed to the world's musical culture are the long songs, overtone singing, and morin Khurr, and the horse-headed fiddle. The music of Mongolia is rich with many related to the various ethnic groups of the country. Traditional Music Throat Singing There are many types of Mongolian throat singing also called (hoomii). Throat-singing originated in the indigenous Turko-Mongol tribes of the Altai and Sayan mountains of soughter Siberia and western Mongolia. It is also called overtone singing, this consists of a range of sing styl