Throat signing is a game the Native peoples of the tundra play. Mostly women. Both players directly face each other until their noises are almost touching. Then they "sign" by continuously breathing through their mouths. The game is a type of copy cat - you play until your opponent trips up. Tanya Tagaq is a modern, traditional throat signer from Nunavut, a territory in the far north.
If you want to see her do it live, this performance is equally intimate as well as weird ---->
You want to go somewhere really primal? Have a listen from start to finish.
As one youtube commenter succinctly puts it:
"I don't know about you, but this is fucking Metal"
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