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"Ninkasi" is an adaptation of a hymn dedicated to goddess Ninkasi, recounting the stages in the brewing process. The text is written in Sumerian, a language spoken at least 4900 years ago (2900 BC) in Mesopotamia. It was also one of the first script to appear. This song is based on a 11:4 polyrythm on frame drum loop, with throat singing. I humbly try to pronounce it to the best I can, with several months of studying phonology and phonetic of Sumerian. Why feathers ? It's symbolize the aerial realm, therefore the aerial part of the body which is the spirit/mind/consciousness. Through metonimy the higher spirit. Why facepainting ? It's a shield. To protect myself from the world, to give me strengh. It can also symbolize masks that people use socially. Why white ? To symbolize unity (as white light contains all colors), authenticity. Why skulls ? To symbolize the mineral part of the body. It's also remind us that we are perishable. It also honnor the life of the animal to which is belong, giving it new purpose (here are female deer (doe?) and badger. Why candles ? To symbolize the solemn, the ritual, the ceremonial. It also bring fire, which symbolise power, heat, immateriallity, ascension and much more. Why throatsinging ? Because it's raw sound from the body, the inner instrument. It cast a vibration for the ritual/offering. This song is part of an EP/triptyh which is my humble offering to the higher mind, consciousness, spirit, seing, architect... call it as you wish. I borrow dead languages (and their text) with humillity and revive them for the time of a song, again as an humble offering. My EP "H₁yaǵnós" is available on all streaming platforms and on donation on bandcamp. Translation: Brought into the world by water, tenderly cared for by Ninḫursaĝa! After founding your city on wax, she completed her great walls for you. Your father is Enki, Lord Nudimmud, and your mother is Ninti, queen of Abzu. Ninkasi #deadlanguage #oldlanguage #sumerian #throatsinging #oddmeters

Do you know this language ? ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 9 months ago I released my first piece including voice/throatsinging. H₃rḗḱs dei̯u̯ós-kwe" ("The King and the God") is an adaptation of a short dialogue written in Proto-Indo-European. This version is by linguist Andrew Byrd. Proto-Indo-European is a hypothetical language considered to be the unique origin of today's Indo-European languages. Linguists have partially reconstructed this possible protolanguage on the basis of similarities between languages that have often disappeared but are real and known, and partially on the basis of well-identified transformation patterns, particularly phonological ones. Since the Kurgan hypothesis put forward by Marija Gimbutas in 1956, the Yamna culture has been associated with late Proto-Indo-Europeans (PIE) and proposed as the strongest 'candidate' for being the home of Proto-Indo-European. The Yamnaya lived around 5000 years ago (3000 BC). This song is also the first part of a triptych which is my humble offering to the higher mind, consciousness, spirit, seing, architect... call it as you wish. I borrow dead languages (and their text) with humillity and revive them for the time of a song, again as an humble offering. H₃rḗḱs h₁est; só n̥putlós. H₃rḗḱs súhxnum u̯l̥nh₁to. Tósi̯o ǵʰéu̯torm̥ prēḱst: "Súhxnus moi̯ ǵn̥h₁i̯etōd!" Ǵʰéu̯tōr tom h₃rḗǵm̥ u̯eu̯ked: "h₁i̯áǵesu̯o dei̯u̯óm U̯érunom". Úpo h₃rḗḱs dei̯u̯óm U̯érunom sesole nú dei̯u̯óm h₁i̯aǵeto. "ḱludʰí moi̯, pter U̯erune!" (ḱludʰí moi̯) Dei̯u̯ós U̯érunos diu̯és km̥tá gʷah₂t. "Kʷíd u̯ēlh₁si?" "Súhxnum u̯ēlh₁mi." "Tód h₁estu", u̯éu̯ked leu̯kós dei̯u̯ós U̯érunos. Nu h₃réḱs pótnih₂ súhxnum ǵeǵonh₁e. "Tód h₁estu", u̯éu̯ked leu̯kós dei̯u̯ós U̯érunos. Nu h₃réḱs pótnih₂ súhxnum ǵeǵonh₁e. Translation: Once there was a king. He was childless. The king wanted a son. He asked his priest: "May a son be born to me!" The priest said to the king: "Pray to the god Werunos." The king approached the god Werunos to pray now to the god. "Hear me, father Werunos!" (Hear me) The god Werunos came down from heaven. "What do you want?" "I want a son." "Let this be so," said the bright god Werunos. The king's lady bore a son. #throatsinging #polyrhythm #protoindoeuropean #oddmeters

⬇️⬇️The question of the oldest language is always a hot topic and subject of debates. Though we know, thanks to old clay tablets written in cuneiform script, that one of the oldest we have traces of (as it needs scripture to date a language) is Sumerian language. It was spoken in Mesopotamia and was also one of the first script to appears. This song is called "Ninkasi" and is an adaptation of a hymn dedicated to goddess of the same name. Sumerian is also considered as a language isolate, that means there's no direct "descendant" or daughter language that linguists know of. Disclaimer : my music is not historically accurate and that's not the point. There's no evidence of throatsinging in Sumerian culture as far as we know. Why feathers ? It's symbolize the aerial realm, therefore the aerial part of the body which is the spirit/mind/consciousness. Through metonimy the higher spirit. Why facepainting ? It's a shield. To protect myself from the world, to give me strengh. It can also symbolize masks that people use socially. Why white ? To symbolize unity (as white light contains all colors), authenticity. Why throatsinging ? Because it's raw sound from the body, the inner instrument. It cast a vibration for the ritual/offering. This song is part of an EP/triptyh which is my humble offering to the higher mind, consciousness, spirit, seing, architect... call it as you wish. I borrow dead languages (and their text) with humillity and revive them for the time of a song, again as an humble offering. My EP "H₁yaǵnós" is available on all streaming platforms and on donation on bandcamp. #throatsinging #sumerian #oldlanguage #framedrum #drumming #livelooping

Why feathers ? It's symbolize the aerial realm, therefore the aerial part of the body which is the spirit/mind/consciousness. Through metonimy the higher spirit. Why facepainting ? It's a shield. To protect myself from the world, to give me strengh. It can also symbolize masks that people use socially. Why white ? To symbolize unity (as white light contains all colors), authenticity. Why skulls ? To symbolize the mineral part of the body. It's also remind us that we are perishable. It also honnor the life of the animal to which is belong, giving it new purpose (here are female deer (doe?) and badger. Why candles ? To symbolize the solemn, the ritual, the ceremonial. It also bring fire, which symbolise power, heat, immateriallity, ascension and much more. Why throatsinging ? Because it's raw sound from the body, the inner instrument. It cast a vibration for the ritual/offering. This song is called "H₃rḗḱs dei̯u̯ós-kwe" ("The King and the God") is an adaptation of a short dialogue written in Proto-Indo-European. Proto-Indo-European is a hypothetical language considered to be the unique origin of today's Indo-European languages. Linguists have partially reconstructed this possible protolanguage on the basis of similarities between languages. This belongs in a polyrhythmic throatsinging triptych called "H₁yaǵnós" (meaning "offering") and it's a humble offering to the higher mind, consciousness, spirit, being, architect... call it as you wish. I borrow dead languages (and their texts) with humillity and revive them for the time of a song, again as an humble offering. Full EP is available on all streaming platforms. Translation: Once there was a king. He was childless. The king wanted a son. He asked his priest: "May a son be born to me!" The priest said to the king: "Pray to the god Werunos." The king approached the god Werunos to pray now to the god. "Hear me, father Werunos!" (Hear me) The god Werunos came down from heaven. "What do you want?" "I want a son." "Let this be so," said the bright god Werunos. The king's lady bore a son. #protoindoeuropean #throatsinging #polyrhythm

Sharing this old piece called "Aether". It was a song that accompanied me during my time as a street performer. It felt like a friend during this journey as we both evolved slowly during 5 years. At the time if was for me inconceivable to perform in public without this piece. Though as I started to play more and more on stage, I finally let go of it, like if a shedding skin to evolves even more, as I felt kinda stuck without possibilities of change within it. This live was shot in @lascauxofficiel caves in Dordogne during the pandemic. #didgeridoo #percussiveguitqr #guitar #asalato

There's plenty of very old languages but the only way to date it is when it is written. With cuneiform script written on clay tablets, Sumerian/Emeĝir is one of the oldest we have traces of (approx 5000 years old, 3000 BC) It was spoken in Mesopotamia and was also one of the first script to appears. This song is called "Ninkasi" and is an adaptation of a hymn dedicated to goddess of the same name. Sumerian is also considered as a language isolate, that means there's no direct "descendant" or daughter language that linguists know of. Disclaimer : my music is not historically accurate and that's not the point at all. There's no evidence of throatsinging in Sumerian culture as far as we know. No evidence for tongue drum also ;) This song is part of my last EP Alla Uectia, now available to stream. Tongue drum by @kosmosky_workshop (If you're interested by this instrument you can have a 10% promo with "WAAGAL" code on en.kosmosky.com ) Linguistic credits: Black, J.A., Cunningham, G., Ebeling, J., Flückiger-Hawker, E., Robson, E., Taylor, J., and Zólyomi, G., The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/), Oxford 1998–2006. #throatsinging #tonguedrum #singing #oldlanguage #drumming #sumerian

H₃rḗḱs dei̯u̯ós-kwe" ("The King and the God") is an adaptation of a short dialogue written in Proto-Indo-European. This version is by linguist Andrew Byrd. Proto-Indo-European is a hypothetical language considered to be the unique origin of today's Indo-European languages. Linguists have partially reconstructed this possible protolanguage on the basis of similarities between languages that have often disappeared but are real and known, and partially on the basis of well-identified transformation patterns, particularly phonological ones. Since the Kurgan hypothesis put forward by Marija Gimbutas in 1956, the Yamna culture has been associated with late Proto-Indo-Europeans (PIE) and proposed as the strongest 'candidate' for being the home of Proto-Indo-European. The Yamnaya lived around 5000 years ago (3000 BC). This song is also the first part of a triptych which is my humble offering to the higher mind, consciousness, spirit, seing, architect... call it as you wish. I borrow dead languages (and their text) with humillity and revive them for the time of a song, again as an humble offering. H₃rḗḱs h₁est; só n̥putlós. H₃rḗḱs súhxnum u̯l̥nh₁to. Tósi̯o ǵʰéu̯torm̥ prēḱst: "Súhxnus moi̯ ǵn̥h₁i̯etōd!" Ǵʰéu̯tōr tom h₃rḗǵm̥ u̯eu̯ked: "h₁i̯áǵesu̯o dei̯u̯óm U̯érunom". Úpo h₃rḗḱs dei̯u̯óm U̯érunom sesole nú dei̯u̯óm h₁i̯aǵeto. "ḱludʰí moi̯, pter U̯erune!" (ḱludʰí moi̯) Dei̯u̯ós U̯érunos diu̯és km̥tá gʷah₂t. "Kʷíd u̯ēlh₁si?" "Súhxnum u̯ēlh₁mi." "Tód h₁estu", u̯éu̯ked leu̯kós dei̯u̯ós U̯érunos. Nu h₃réḱs pótnih₂ súhxnum ǵeǵonh₁e. "Tód h₁estu", u̯éu̯ked leu̯kós dei̯u̯ós U̯érunos. Nu h₃réḱs pótnih₂ súhxnum ǵeǵonh₁e. Translation: Once there was a king. He was childless. The king wanted a son. He asked his priest: "May a son be born to me!" The priest said to the king: "Pray to the god Werunos." The king approached the god Werunos to pray now to the god. "Hear me, father Werunos!" (Hear me) The god Werunos came down from heaven. "What do you want?" "I want a son." "Let this be so," said the bright god Werunos. The king's lady bore a son. #oddmeters #protoindoeuropean #polyrhythm #throatsinging

"Hamrer Hippyer" is a song from the band Heilung. Quite a challenge to cover it alone as this piece usually involved many musicians that orchestrate their singing and drumming in a way that I can't do. Though I could mimic it with loops, and started to work on this way. "Hamrer Hippyer" was the most "adaptable" of their song as a lone musician. I'm also not a singer, so all the clear singing from the original song is mostly changed in throatsinging in my attempt. So I'm happy to share this humble cover of a song that just resonnated in me endlessly, like many other song of this band actually. This song is usually played at the end of their rituals, and is a blessing. It involved rhythmic throatsinging inspired by Arctic tribe (such as Inuk/Inuit), several names of Wodan/Odin (the high god of germanic tribes) and also part of the called Merseburg charms, which are old germanic incantations preserved by the christians around the 9th century, in Old High German language. This spell can be found in several european cultures and similarities can be found in Atharvaveda hymns from Ancient India, hinting an ancient Indo-European roots. This cover purpose aim to pay tribute to a band that influence my music (alongside with Tool band) since several years. I wanted to thank them by humbly chanting them. Full version on YouTube The video was shot in a forest from la vallée des Beunes (les Eyzies, France), a place inhabited by humans since Paleolithic. "Hamrerhippyer" - Original music and lyrics are composed by Heilung (Kai Uwe Faust, Christopher Juul and Maria Franz) #throatsinging #cover #livelooping #heilung #amplifiedhistory

This year I added voice (with throatsinging) to my instrumentarium. I wanted to sing meaningful things and the idea to make an offering to the gods by chanting them started to emerge. 3 years of linguistic research later, I choose three of the oldest written material available with Sumerian, Proto Indo European and Vedic Sanskrit and made an EP with it: "H₁yaǵnós" (meaning "offering" in PIE). This EP/triptyh is my humble offering to the higher mind, consciousness, spirit, seing, architect... call it as you wish. I borrow dead languages (and their text) with humillity and revive them for the time of a song, again as an humble offering. Disclaimer: There's no evidence of throatsinging in those language, and it's an artistic choice of mine. Why throatsinging ? Because it's raw sound from the body, the inner instrument. It cast a vibration for the ritual/offering. Why feathers ? It's symbolize the aerial realm, therefore the aerial part of the body which is the spirit/mind/consciousness. Through metonimy the higher spirit. Why facepainting ? It's a shield. To protect myself from the world, to give me strengh. It can also symbolize masks that people use socially. Why white ? To symbolize unity (as white light contains all colors), authenticity. Almost a year after, I decided to make a second EP, Alla Uectia (meaning "a second time, another round" in Gaulish), to revisit some songs, and improve my prononciation (as my linguistics/phonectic researchs still continue :)). Both EP are available on streaming platforms and translation are available on waagal.bandcamp.com #drumming #oldlanguage #throatsinging #polyrhythms #handpan #sitar