Hi, my names Enrique Ugalde. Im a performance artist/ throat singer also known as SORIAH, www.soriah.net. Ive been asked to contribute any helpful words about my experience at last years throat singing workshop in Sebastapol, CA.

California Throat Singing Camp

is a 7-day intensive program designed to instruct and
inspire musicians through an interesting and cultivating
curriculum that examines many aspects of throat singing
performance.

Presenting Throat Singing Art Seminars in
beautiful Northern California, Pure Nature Music
offers students a comprehensive experience,
The best throat singing lessons
Available anywhere, including Tuva !

Curriculum

The unique structure of the program, presented by Throat Singing masters with rich and varied backgrounds, will give students an extensive learning experience of the Throat Singing Art.
We intend to accept only 6 students for their program.
Our teachers Aldar Tamdyn, Ondar Mongoun-Ool, and Igor Koshkendey have been recognized as Master Singers, past and current champions of the Tuvan Throat Singing Competition.
( More information about these artists, with numerous samples of their music, can be found on Tarbagan.com and purenaturemusic.com )
They truly enjoy helping students who have the desire to learn the Art of Throat Singing.
With a planned ratio of 1 teacher to 2, students will receive a great deal of individual attention throughout the course. Additionally, students will participate in small ensembles of 2 to 3 players, and in daily solo performances with their teachers` accompaniment on traditional Tuvan instruments.
Daily master classes and individual coaching attention will provide students with help and continual, concentrated input from their teachers.
Teachers will always try to address any special issues, and answer specific questions that their students bring up.
Workshops focusing on a variety of musical topics, including optimizing tone development, how to control performance nerves, working with an accompanist, and how to sing in Oidupaa style are offered as electives.

Atmospheric and mesmeric, throat singing is almost too difficult to describe in words. It must be heard to be believed the music, produced by resonating low sounds in the throat, creates a middle note and a haunting, flute-like harmonic.

Chirgilchin is a group of musicians from Tuva, a small Russian province north of Western Mongolia. Singing the ancient folk songs in the Tuvan language, the group also plays hand made instruments.

Igor Koshkendey,

one of the best throat singers from Tuva.
He singing of six style of throat singing include unique Oidupaa style,
which used only two singers - Oidupaa and Koshkendey.
Igor is Winner of Grand Prix of International Competition of Throat Singing in 1998.
Winner of Grand Prix of International Competition in Llangollen (England) in 2000.
Igor Koshkendey Winner of International Competition in Kyzyl (Tuva)
June 2002.
Igor soloist of famous throat singing group Chirgilchin.

Aldar Tamdyn,

was born in the Chadaana of Tuva and now lives in Kyzyl. He is uniquely talented on the byzaanchy,
morin-hour and was a winner at the International Folk Music Festival in Tuva as a best instrumentalist.
Now Aldar is director of National Tuvan Orchestra of Traditional Instruments.
Aldar Tamdyn also very talented musical instruments master.
He made all music instruments for Chirgilchin and for another folk groups of Siberia

Mongoun-Ool Ondar, Winner of the 1992 Grand Prix at age 16, who knows 6 throat singing styles and is close to inventing his own style. Member of Chirgilchin and Shu-De. Student of the legendary singer Oleg Kuular.