Musique de Mongolia

Racines et traditions

Traditional music

Overtone singing, known as höömij (throat), is a singing technique also found in the general Altai area. This type of singing is considered more as a type of instrument. It involves different ways of breathing: producing two distinctively audible pitches at the same time, one being a whistle like sound and the other being a drone bass. The sound is a result of locked breaths in the chest. In Mongolia, the most famous throat-singers include Khalkhas like Gereltsogt and Sundui. Khalkha singers have conceptualized Mongolian lyrical xöömei into several different styles while kharkhiraa remains a separate technique.

uyangiin xöömii /melodic or lyrical xöömii uruulyn / labial xöömii tagnain /palatal xöömii xamryn/ nasal xöömii bagaIzuuryn, xooloin / glottal, throat xöömii tseejiin xondiin, xeviiin / chest cavity, stomach xöömii türlegt or xosmoljin xöömii / xöömii combined with long song

Musique populaire

Modern popular music

Largely unknown outside of Mongolia, there is a thriving popular music scene centred in the city of Ulaanbaatar, often subdivided into pop, contemporary R&B, EDM, rock, reggae, hip hop, and alternative (consisting of alternative rock and heavy metal). The pop/R&B/EDM scene includes solo artists, such as the renowned Ariunaa, also Altantsetseg (a.k.a. Altaa), Ankhmaa, Bayartsetseg, Bold, BX, B.Azzaya, Chuluunchimeg, Delgermörön, Erdenechimeg, Erdenetsetseg, Gangaa, Hishigdalai, Jargalsaikhan.D, Khaliun, Maraljingoo, Michelle, Onon, Sarantuya (a.k.a. Saraa), Serchmaa, Uka, Zaya and others, the mixed-gender group Classic Gem, boy bands like Camerton, Nomin Talst and Motive, and girl groups like 3 Ohin, Anemone, Extacy, Foux, Gala, HoneyMoon, Kiwi, Lipstick, Sound of Kiss, SweetYmotion and The Wasabies. There are also EDM musicians and singers such as Odonbat & MO (Munkh-Orgil), and others.