Just received an announcement of a very unusual houseconcert happening this Sunday... You may have heard or heard of the distinct "throat singing" style from the country of Tuva, which features double and triple harmonics and overtones -- well, here's a chance to see/hear it up close and personal, for free (OK, for a donation)!  
 
Email lsilas@wtd.net or call 972-442-5232 for more information or address and directions. The house is in Wylie, four miles NNE on 78 from the intersection of 544 and 78 (about a mile past the Walmart), or 1.5 miles west of the intersection of 205 and 78.  
 
From Tom Noe, out in Wylie, host of Acoustic Concert Tours:  
 
 
We have suddenly been given an opportunity to host "Alash," a troupe of  
Tuvan throat singers. (I couldn't make that up) Alash was featured in an  
award winning documentary, "Genghis Blues" and is now touring the USA.  
Our friend Allen Morris, a teacher at Wylie High School, is bringing  
them to north Texas and they will perform here in our living room this  
Sunday, April 8, at 4 PM. Our concert series is devoted to "acoustic  
music" and we typically have performers from all around the US. Alash is  
literally from the other side of the world and what they do is unique  
but I still consider what they do "acoustic music".  
 
Tuva is a small country between Siberia and Mongolia and is famous for  
it's throat singing. I first heard it on an NPR program on KERA 90.1 a  
few years ago and found it hard to believe the human voice could make  
such sounds. A solo performer, trained for many years in a special  
configuring of the throat, can create multiple harmonies and sound like  
several singers (and more.) It's a completely unique kind of music you  
would typically have to travel to Tuva to hear but this Sunday you can  
hear it in Wylie.  
 
To learn more about Tuva and their music, here are a few links:  
 
Tuva the Country: http://www.avantart.com/tuva/tuva.html  
Friends of Tuva: http://www.fotuva.org/music/index.html  
Throat Singers of Tuva: http://www.furious.com/perfect/tuva.html  
Scientific American:  
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00080AA2-BA32-1C73-9B81809EC588EF21  
 
For still more information, just Google "Tuva."  
 
This concert is free, but we welcome any voluntary contributions to help  
them continue their journey through America.  
 
Tom

we wanted to come but had dinner with the in-laws