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Jew's Harp: Vargan, Khomus, Kubyz, Dan Moi

This kind of instrumends is wide-spread among middle Asia, from Pacific ocean to Balcanas. Usually it has one basic tone, which cannot be changed, and lots of overtones, which can be varied using oral cavity, tongue and throat.

Khomus may have very refined, keen techniques, like this (Water style):
Kolesn_water.mp3 (140.2Kb)


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