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Inuit throat singing
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Inuit throat singing, or katajjaq, is a distinct type of throat singing uniquely found among the Inuit. It is a form of musical performance, traditionally consisting of two women who sing duets in a c
Traditional throat singers
Traditional throat singers
Ainu people
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The Ainu are an indigenous ethnic group who reside in northern Japan and southeastern Russia, including Hokkaido and the Tōhoku region of Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, su
Inuit throat singing
…throat singing with mainstream musical genres such as pop, folk, rock and dance music. An analogous form called rekuhkara was once practiced among the Ainu of Hokkaidō, Japan. The name for throat singing in Canada varies with the geography…
Ainu people in front of a traditional building in Shiraoi, Hokkaido
Ainu people in front of a traditional building in Shiraoi, Hokkaido
Hokkaido Ainu clan leader, 1930
Hokkaido Ainu clan leader, 1930
Omusha ceremony involving the Hidaka Ainu, by Hirasawa Byōzan [ja] c. 19th century
Omusha ceremony involving the Hidaka Ainu, by Hirasawa Byōzan [ja] c. 19th century
A Japanese samurai with a group of Ainu, c. 1775
A Japanese samurai with a group of Ainu, c. 1775