By Matt Evans Recess Editor Horses are not the only thing in Tuva, an area in eastern Siberia. Alexander Cheparutchin, the group's manager, joked, adding that the country does not have all of the cars and freeways to get around. It is full of herders and has temperatures ranging into the 100s in the summer and dipping to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter. The four-man group played Tuvan folk songs in front of over 200 University of Louisville students and faculty February 2 at the School of Music's North Recital Hall.
Throat singing refers to the development of a tone from deep in the vocal chords.
An undertone or overtone of that note is produced and held. For the melody, make your tongue roll from the back to the front of your mouth. They were on a break from their U.S. tour. They played Louisville last year at the Brown Theater. Cheparutchin, a Russian, translated for the group.