"Khoomei" or Mongolian throat singing, which is a unique type of Mongolian folk arts has been inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
This type of singing in which the singer manipulates the resonances created as air travels from the lungs, past the vocal folds and out of the lips to produce a melody attracted the attention of art connoisseurs. They claim that a tradition of the Mongolian nation of worshipping the mother-nature has greatly influenced on khoomei originating. It is believed that the nation could develop this unmatched art through its ability to take a power and courage from the nature and penetrate its very sense.
The most commonly practiced style, Khoomei are divided up into four main styles such as "karkhiraa”, "isgeree", “narmai” and “shakhaa”. These categories are representing bass-baritone-tenor voice types.
The Mongolian throat singing can be accompanied with all types of musical instruments.