List of overtone musicians

This is a list of musicians and musical groups utilizing some form of overtone singing.

Traditional

These are musicians using a traditional method of overtone singing: Overtone singing originates among the people in the Urankhai region of Siberia, who have historic links to Mongols (although they might speak Turkic languages, like Tuvans).

Turkic and Mongols

  • Bukhchuluun Ganburged
  • Kaigal-ool Khovalyg of Huun-Huur-Tu
  • Sayan Bapa of Huun-Huur-Tu
  • Kongar-ool Ondar featured in Genghis Blues and work with Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
  • Okna Tsahan Zam from Kalmykia
  • Igor Koshkendey from Chirgilchin
  • Mongun-Ool Ondar from Chirgilchin
  • Hosoo
  • Andrei Mongush
  • Vladimir Oidupaa
  • Albert Kuvezin of Yat-Kha (formerly Huun-Huur-Tu)
  • Saidash Mongush
  • Enkhjargal Dandarvaanchig, also known as Epi
  • Sainkho Namtchylak
  • Batzorig Vaanchig of Khusugtun
  • Dorjnyam Shinetsog-Geni of Domog
  • Dashzeveg Munkhsaikhan and Baatar Tsogbayar of Jonon
  • Galbadrakh "Gala" Tsendbaatar, Nyamjantsan "Jaya" Galsanjamts, Enkhsaikhan "Enkush" Batjargal of "The HU"

Groups

Others

Non-traditional

  • Michael Vetter
  • Avi Kaplan – Bass singer and vocal percussionist, formally in Pentatonix
  • Anna-Maria Hefele[1]
  • Guy Mendilow[2] – composer, show-creator, uses western overtone singing in multimedia productions like The Forgotten Kingdom
  • Theo Bleckmann – featured in composer John Hollenbeck's composition The Music of Life
  • Arrington de Dionyso of Old Time Relijun
  • Diamanda Galás – Greek-American performance artist and renowned vocalist; when performing an opera by Vinko Globokar she had to produce four tones at once[3]
  • Ilaria Orefice – Italian (Sardinia) singer and vocal researcher published on Pubmed and The Journal Of Voice, vocalist in the Nordic Folk band Nebala[4]
  • Demetrio Stratos – Italian singer of Greek and Egyptian origin, explored overtone singing, diplophony, triplophony with Area and in his solo records, in particular Cantare la voce
  • Luca Atzori - Italian actor and vocal researcher.
  • Tran Quang Hai – Vietnamese overtone singer, researcher on Mongolian khoomei in France in 1969[5]

References

  1. ^ "Anna-Maria Hefele". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
  2. ^ Ensemble, Guy Mendilow (2022-01-28), Act II Scene II — Her Parents' Difficult Decision (narration + song), retrieved 2022-10-05
  3. ^ "Intrv_cont". Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  4. ^ "PubMed Labs". Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
  5. ^ "Home". tranquanghaisworldthroatsinging.com.