Experience the mesmerizing traditional laryngeal singing of Huun-Huur-Tu, a music group from Tuva, a Russian Federation republic situated on the Mongolian border.

The most distinctive characteristic of Huun Huur Tu’s music is throat singing, in which the singers sing both the note (drone) and the drone’s overtone(s), thus producing two or three notes simultaneously. The overtone may sound like a flute, whistle or bird, but is actually solely a product of the human voice.

Their intricate and masterful use of traditional instruments such as the igil (horse head fiddle) and doshpuluur (3-stringed lute) have earned them numerous accolades and a legion of devoted fans.

The group primarily uses native Tuvan instruments such as the igil, khomus (Tuvan jaw harp), doshpuluur, and dünggür (shaman drum).

Huun-Huur-Tu’s style could be best described as profoundly mysterious - a consequence of their traditional, ritual laryngeal chants descending from Central Asian land of Tuva. This unique song technique reside on developing an enthralling sound cosmos rich in undertones and overtones. The descendants of isolated Siberian herdsmen make serious, strangely universal music out of some of the planets quirkiest acoustics.

They have previously performed at the Galway Arts Festival and collaborated with many musicians including Frank Zappa, The Chieftains, The Kronos Quartet and the Kodo Drummers.

Huun Huur Tu visit Ballycastle after two shows at Dublin's Sugar Club and two sell-out show at Connolly's of Leap (Cork).

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