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[wind blowing]

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Mongolian traditional art of Khöömei is one
of Mongolia's great and invaluable

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contributions to the world cultural
heritage. This type of unique music art

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has been developed in the Altai
mountains area, especially in Mongolia

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with its own unique characteristics. The
history of Mongolian Khöömei art dates back

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to hundreds of years. The popularity of
Khöömei among the Mongolians has a rising

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as a result of close interaction between
natural environment and human culture.

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The animistic worldview of the
Mongolians identifies the spirituality

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of objects in nature not just in their
shape or location but in their sound and

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melody as well. The open landscape of
Mongolia allows sounds to embrace a

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great distance. Thus, human mimicry and
imitation of sounds of animals, wind, and

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water is seen as the route of Khöömei.
Mongolian nomads have developed these

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mysterious sounds of nature, environment
and nomadic lifestyle a special genre of

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music for expressing their emotion,
happiness, and labor motivation.

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[throat singing and music]

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[speaking in Mongolian]

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[throat singing]

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Do not doubt when one tells you that I
speak to the mountain, water, and grass. It

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is because beautiful nature is a great
composer itself and transmits its own

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creation to human beings through gifted
performers.

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[Mongolian throat singing]

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The exact origin of the Khöömei
art is unknown. But researchers

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suppose that it could have been
developed in connection with specific

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epic telling work of technique shamanic
calling and the play of the wooden soul

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flute. Khöömei is a generic tone
defining the whole local practice of the

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single person who voluntarily and
simultaneously overlays several sounds

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but mainly two sounds with his voice.
It is a melody of harmonics Sanibel

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fundamental tone called drone. In
Mongolia the song style has been

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practiced exclusively by man until
recently. However, women have now been

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practicing it for about two generations.
A multitude of techniques can be found

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in Mongolia and they are grooved within
two main styles: the kharkhiraa Khöömei, or deep

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Khöömei, and isgeree Khöömei, or whistle
Khöömei. The wonder of the Khöömei art is its

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simultaneous melodious overtone. In this
way, the Khöömei is a phenomenon which

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differentiates from all our traditional
arts based on human vocal organs. This is

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The reason of calling the Khöömei
performer as human music or [mongolian],

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which highlights its specificity from
a normal singer.

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The Mongolians use the human vocal
organs to the high degree of level and

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develop the Khöömei as a unique musical
art the views of Khöömei art are making

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much efforts for the development of the
traditional apprenticeship training.

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This has a good role for safeguarding
and promoting Khöömei art and for its

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transmission to young generations.

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[speaking in Mongolian]

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[Throat singing]

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[speaking in Mongolian]

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[Throat singing]

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[Speaking in Mongolian]

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[Throat singing]

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[Speaking in Mongolian]

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[Throat Singing]

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[Speaking in Mongolian]

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[Throat singing]

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[Speaking in Mongolian]

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[Throat singing]

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Mongolian traditional art
of Khöömei is originated from after

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ethnic groups of Mongolia and its
authenticity and uniqueness have been

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retained in the western part of Mongolia
until now. Also it is being successfully

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developed in the other parts of Mongolia.
As an art form created and developed by

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the Mongolians, Turanians, and other
ethnic groups and regarded as the

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classic art of nomadic civilization.
Khöömei is one of the core performing arts

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that shaped the Mongolian national arts
in today's Mongolia. Thus, it shows great

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influence and ensuring the visibility
and enhancement of the living art of

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Mongolia. Khöömei is born by a variety of
ethnic groups as a [multiple Mongolian Groups]

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different locations in Mongolia so there
are a number of sub classifications of

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Khöömei style reflecting
the special features in local flavors.

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This diversity is what constitutes the
richness of Khöömei composition and thus

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each community's concerned are proud of
their own unique styles and techniques

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while expressing themselves with such
diversity and uniqueness.

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[Speaking in Mongolian]

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[Throat singing]

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[Speaking in Mongolian]

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[Playing instrument and throat singing]

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Inscription of the mongolian
traditional art Khöömei under a

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representative list of the intangible
cultural heritage of humanity will make

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a great contribution for the
safeguarding of this Falk heritage which

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reflects exceptional talent of human
creating music and close interaction

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with nature. As one of the mainspring
heritage elements expressing the national

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identity of the Mongolians, the Khöömei tradition
and its emerging tendencies contribute

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promoting cultural diversity, while
manifesting human creativity and

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capability.

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[Throat singing continues]