Alright, in this blog we’ll be focusing on East and Southeast Asia. The first thing that I would like to talk about is Mongolian Throat Singing (I have been patiently waiting to be able to post this in this cool stuff blog since I read the syllabus at the beginning of the semester). Throat singing is when you’re able to sing two pitches at the same time. Most of the time it’s using your lower/bass voice with the other pitch coming out higher than your lower voice (hence the name throat singing). The video I’m going to attach has Vaanchig playing an instrument similar to a Rebab(a). I don’t think that the bow is intertwined with the strings on the instrument, so I don’t think it to be a Erhu.
Someone has to bring up the next group/their type of music…and I decided that I’d definitely bring it up. BTS (Bangtan Boys) are a South Korean boy band that got their start in Seoul in 2010. They are a part of KPOP culture which is essentially South Korean pop music. It’s been around since the 90s, but has recently started to gain international attention. BTS is one of my favorite groups to listen to because their music just makes me happy and their dancing is INSANE. Like…I wish I could dance like they do! The video attached is 37 minutes long (I’m sorry, but it is the most crazy thing I have ever seen and everyone deserves to see it). They sing a bunch of their songs and at the end you get to see Dionysus and their absolutely crazy routine they have for the song! (You should also check out the dance practice for Dionysus).
The last thing I would like to share with you is some Vietnamese rap. This is also on my ‘cool shit’ playlist. Her name is Suboi and she was the first female rapper in her country to become successful on the rap scene. Rightfully so, she is considered the Queen of Hip Hop. I love her music. It’s hype and helps to get me through my workouts! I’ve attached a video of her song N-SAO? and she is a complete badass. I love her and her music and hope you guys will like her and go listen to more of her stuff!
Music is Universal 
One of my best friends from high school loves BTS and any kind of Kpop she can get her hands on. Also, the throat singing always sounds really funny to me I did not realize the difficulty of it.
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Lots of really neat things in your blog!!!! Throat singing……HOW COOL!
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Okay throat singing!! I never knew that existed and it is just super cool. Also I had no idea what to expect when I clicked on Vietnamese rap but I was not disappointed.
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Oh, you posted one of my very favorite videos–the Mongolian throat singer on the mountain. I look forward to it every year! And your Vietnamese rapper is great–I really like the message of her lyrics.
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