I feel like throat singing (or Mongolian singing or whatever you call it) has become quite known to the internet collective consciousness. Either through memes or genuine interest in it. As is usual with traditional music (this is just my hot take) it can get repetitive and unimaginative very fast, often relying on a few styles and not much variation within those.
Alash Enseble proves me wrong in my thinking providing us with a very enjoyable and varied album recorded way back in 2007. I don't understand the thinking behind the album cover as it conveys a completely opposite feel of the music contained on this album. It's lush, happy and upbeat. Even the ballads or slower songs provide a deep sense of glee and joy inside them (Subudai for example). While the instrumentation keeps to its roots and is fairly basic the vocal deliveries are varied in style, singers (both male and female) and tempos. With so much diversity in vocalizations that often go in harmonization with each other it makes sense to keep the instrumentation out of the spotlight as there are enough elements vying for it already.
If you ever wanted to check throat singing out but never found something captivating or interesting enough I'd suggest you try this album out!
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