This is the Urtiin Duu, or "long song," a Mongolian vocal tradition recognized by UNESCO in 2005 as a shared intangible cultural heritage of China and Mongolia. The long song emerged as Mongolian ...

The Urtiin duu or “long song” is one of the two major forms of Mongolian songs, the other being the short song” (bogino duu). As a ritual form of expression associated with important celebrations and ...