Mongolian throat singing is country music from a different longitude

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For those of you doubting me:

  1. String instruments
  2. specific and recognizable vocal style
  3. lyrics about horses and ranching and stuff
  4. a Real Actual Mongolian throat singer told me, when asked about the meaning of the lyrics, that they are often about horses and ranching and women, or are folk songs. “Its very similar to the country music you have here. Mongolia is a lot like Montana, actually.”

Behold! Kongar-ol Ondar’s “Good Horses” from the album “Back Tuva Future”

I highly reccomend the whole album.  They sample Richard Feynman!

okay for some reason that^ video wasnt available to me but gotDAMN is this music the mood for tonight 

HOLY SHIT glad i made this post

for something related, but squarely of a different ilk

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