Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Huun-Huur-Tu

Role / Field:

Pioneering Tuvan music group known for indigenous throat singing and fusion.

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Origins & Early Life

Huun-Huur-Tu (Tuvan: Хүн Хүртү, romanized: Xün Xürtü [ˌxʏn xʏrˈtʰʏ]; Russian: Хуун-Хуур-Ту [ˌxuːn xuːr ˈtʊ]) are a music group from Tuva, a Russian federative republic situated on the Mongolia–Russia border. Their music includes throat singing, in which the singers sing both a note and its overtones, thus producing two or three notes simultaneously. The overtone may sound like a flute, whistle or bird, but is solely a product of the human voice. The group primarily use native Tuvan instruments such as the igil, khomus (Tuvan jaw harp), doshpuluur, and dünggür (shaman drum).

Pivotal Works & Achievements

However, in recent years, the group have begun to selectively incorporate Western instruments, such as the guitar. While the thrust of Huun-Huur-Tu's music is fundamentally indigenous Tuvan folk music, they also experiment with incorporating Western instruments and electronic music. The khöömei quartet Kunggurtug (Tuvan: Куңгуртуг, [ˈqʰʊɴ.ɢʊr.tʰʊʁ]) was founded in 1992 by Kaigal-ool Khovalyg, brothers Alexander and Sayan Bapa, and Albert Kuvezin. Not long afterwards, the group changed its name to Huun-Huur-Tu, meaning "sunbeams" (literally "sun propeller"). The focus of their music was traditional Tuvan...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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