There are three styles of this other-worldly singing. This is called Sygyt, or "whistling."

There is another fascinating sift here:

http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=15744


More info is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtone_singing

I find it astonishing.

Enjoy!

honestly it just sounds like noise until he changes the tone. but when that happens, it's incredibly cool.

There is an amazing documentary about Tuva, Kongar-ol, and blind blues singer Paul Pena called Genghis Blues. Please check it out if you like the throatsinging clips.

Looks like he's from Mongolia!

that can't be too good for the throat

That guy is so Mongolian, a passing by Asian would go "hey! there goes a Mongolian!"

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