【亚洲•中国】呼麦 Mongolian art of singing: Khoomei （2009年）

【项目简介】

Project brief introduction

呼麦

呼麦是蒙古族人创造的一种神奇的歌唱艺术：一个歌手纯粹用自己的发声器官，在同一时间里唱出两个声部。在中国各民族民歌中,它是独一无二的。呼麦主要分布在内蒙古自治区的锡林郭勒、呼伦贝尔草原及呼和浩特市等地区，新疆自治区阿尔泰山一带的蒙古族居住地、蒙古国、俄罗斯图瓦共和国等地区和国家也能听到这种方式的歌唱。作为一种特殊的民间歌唱形式，呼麦是蒙古族人杰出的创造。它传达着蒙古族人民对自然宇宙和世界万物深层的哲学思考和体悟，表达了蒙古民族追求和谐生存发展的理念和健康向上的审美情趣。

Hoomei

Humai is a magical singing art created by Mongolians: a singer sings two parts at the same time with his own vocal organ. It is unique among Chinese folk songs of all nationalities. Humai mainly distributes in Xilingol, Hulunbeier grassland and Huhhot city of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Mongolian residential areas, Mongolia, Tuva Republic of Russia and other regions and countries in Altai Mountains of Xinjiang Autonomous Region can also hear this kind of singing. As a special form of folk singing, Humai is an outstanding creation of Mongolian people. It conveys Mongolian people's deep philosophical thinking and understanding of the natural universe and all things in the world, and expresses Mongolian people's pursuit of harmonious survival and development and healthy and upward aesthetic interest.

【批准时间】2009年9月

 Approval date，September 2009