The technic she does with her voice is known as polyphonic overtone singing. Some people also call it dual or double voice. I saw her do it in snarky puppy "something" and had to investigate.She could be singing with some of the top musicians and even they understand it for its greatness.
No, the technique Lalah's using is called "multyphonic voice", obtained by an "irregular vibration of the vocal folds" (...) Polyphonic overtone singing is a very different style of singing and it is usually done with normal voice and overtones controlled separately, as two independent melodies. See Wolfgang Saus here, doing Polyphonic Overtone Singing th-cam.com/video/haz6W7p8xjM/w-d-xo.html
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Watch Lalah perform the same amazing vocal trick repeatedly in the video of her 2014 Grammy-winning performance, "Something" with the fusion group Snarky Puppy.
So cooool sounding. This kind of overtone singing is so different from all the other varieties of it I know of. I can do many styles but this one eludes me - once in a great while I can get it, but not consistently.
If you ask me it's not overtone singing.. When that happens I do something totally different (but I still don't know what happens exactly) then when I produce overtones.
It's called "multyphonic singing". Vocal folds behave irregularly, so they vibrate with two fundamentals instead of one. Lalah adds an "OO" so an overtone can be noticed on top.
So I never heard of this before, I thought the video was about that last part which was amazing, I had assumed that my headphones or the audio was just fucked up or something, but that does not sound like a sound a human should be able to make, I’m convinced her voice is a portal from another world
They use a different technique than Lalah, but if you haven't heard Tuvan throat singing, they do a lot of 2 note singing. Positioning their tongue over steady, single note, they can perform melodies. Check it out!
really!!!! this is the first Ive heard of this and Ive been playing guitar for 40 years! I've never been into vocals that much, but this just blew me away!!
This beautiful Queen is absolutely amazing. She is a treasure and a gem. I wish she get her flowers rightfully. I mean people who Know good music knows she’s one of the best but I want her to get so much more accolades and praise. She sends me into a trance every time I hear/see her. It makes no damn sense how someone can be this damn gifted, beautiful and amazing ❤❤❤❤❤. Love this woman
Most polyphonic vocalists aren't necessarily great singers. Lalah is definitely an exception. So are Kim Burrell and Dorinda Clark, both of whom also have demonstrated this mindblowing skill in various songs.
I do that all the time. It usually starts after a few drinks, by itself, I don't even have to sing. With some good %&# (you know what it is), I can bring a whole damn choir in the room.
Everyone should look at/listen to her performance with Snarky Puppy when she did this and freaked out the background singers and Snarky Puppy band members, especially the drummer. She's not just harmonizing with herself she's producing three "voices"!
Good lord. All these years later and people are still arguing over something they can't even replicate lol Most people are right though. It's NOT overtone singing which is done with manipulating your mouth. This is done strictly with her vocal chords. Either way, people are arguing over nothing. Not many people can perform EITHER technique with ease and both are mind blowing when done by someone that knows what they're doing. Just enjoy the vibe and the talent
This isn't overtone singing. The smallest interval that can be sung using the overtone series is an octave, whereas she is singing with significantly smaller intervals like thirds.
Yeah this isnt overtone singing. It's multiphonic singing and though its very neat, it has a lot of room for improvement compared to most people who have learnes actual polyphonic overtone singing
Listen Karen, You sit back and say "yeah this isn't........." how about you tell that to the numerous musical engineers, technicians, teachers, and singers who say otherwise. I bet you can't sing at all, yet here you are talking crap about one of the greatest female singers of all time. Get yourself a good day job and stick with that Karen.
Most people can make it sound like a screaming concert lol all you how to do is scream and let nothing but hot breath come out lol joking but it’s true so I guess most of us can sound like more then one person 😂😂😂😂😂🤷🏾♀️💯💯
This is NOT OVERTONE singing... that is done while exhaling. Lala is INHALING to achieve the effect.... she also has no controller over the choice of harmony notes with this as well. With OVERTONE singing, you can sing one note with your vocal chords and changed the overtone note randomly
Overtone singers choose which overtone note they want to sing. They also make accurate melodies, not random overtone notes. About Lalah, are you sure she's inhaling? Anyway, she's doing Multyphonic singing and I'm pretty sure that it is done by exhaling. I know many singers that can do that, and they can also control the extra note. All of them do this by exhaling.
I don't want to be a debby downer, but THIS IS NOT OVERTONES. Overtones sound more like a whistle and there are limited intervals that can be manipulated. This is the division of vocal techniques called "modal voice" and "vocal fry". Basically, she's using her vocal chords to split the frequencies that would not be there otherwise. Overtone singing is manipulating mouth shape to bring out tones that already exist, but are hard to hear.
I had this happen ONCE with my vocals and it never happened again. I wish I can be constant like this Queen!
NikkiChi OMG me too!!
NikkiChi me too when I burped and talked at the same time.
Nikki Chi same😑
From what I’ve heard you combine throat singing with your falsetto.
IM LATE AS HELL, but APPARENTLY its quite simple just hard to do and you can actually teach yourself to do it
If you're not a singer or musically inclined, you wouldn't get it! What she did was amazing! Some people can't hit ONE note on key. Let alone two.
lol overtone singing....And lalah executes it so well
sxm76 yup and she will blow beyonce out the water I'll put money on that!!! for sure!!!
it is not overtone singing, it is multiphonic singing, quite different
sxm76 😂
Multiphonic singing! Thanks for sharing that! Do you know how it's produced, technically speaking?!
That's how angels sing....producing layered harmonies in one breath
For those who missed it, it's the brief moment at 0:12.
If you can't sing or digest music with your ears ... you will never know the joy of hearing and or learning how to do this!!!
The technic she does with her voice is known as polyphonic overtone singing. Some people also call it dual or double voice. I saw her do it in snarky puppy "something" and had to investigate.She could be singing with some of the top musicians and even they understand it for its greatness.
No, the technique Lalah's using is called "multyphonic voice", obtained by an "irregular vibration of the vocal folds" (...) Polyphonic overtone singing is a very different style of singing and it is usually done with normal voice and overtones controlled separately, as two independent melodies. See Wolfgang Saus here, doing Polyphonic Overtone Singing th-cam.com/video/haz6W7p8xjM/w-d-xo.html
OMGosh her scatting blesses me everytime I hear it.
*Takes more notes*
Thank you Lalah😁
She is just ridiculous!🥰🥰🥰🥰 She does that with such ease!
She is Amazing. Lalah Hathaway!!!
me trying to do this is like chubakka singing the national anthem
Angelica Stewart
You mean Fergie?
Arrie Batiste Fergie didn’t sing the national anthem until recently. That comment was published 2 years ago.
I seriously imagined Chewie walking to a mic and trying it.
LMAO. Thank you for that.
😮Wow!!
I absolutely love Lalah. I have always been a fan ❤❤❤❤❤
I would love to watch her live- the regular singing was just as incredible- what control and beauty!!! Wow
This Woman Is Very Talented...
Yesss!!! God has really blessed her🙌🏾💛👑✝️🙏🏾!!! To Him belongs all the glory🙌🏾💛👑✝️🙏🏾!!! Stay ready for the Lord's Coming🙌🏾💛👑✝️🙏🏾!!!! Praying that you have received the Salvation of the Lord Jesus and have chosen be a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ👑✝️🙏🏾!!!! Spread the Gospel!
Yeah its called polyphonic
Watch Lalah perform the same amazing vocal trick repeatedly in the video of her 2014 Grammy-winning performance, "Something" with the fusion group Snarky Puppy.
So cooool sounding.
This kind of overtone singing is so different from all the other varieties of it I know of. I can do many styles but this one eludes me - once in a great while I can get it, but not consistently.
If you ask me it's not overtone singing.. When that happens I do something totally different (but I still don't know what happens exactly) then when I produce overtones.
It's called "multyphonic singing". Vocal folds behave irregularly, so they vibrate with two fundamentals instead of one. Lalah adds an "OO" so an overtone can be noticed on top.
So I never heard of this before, I thought the video was about that last part which was amazing, I had assumed that my headphones or the audio was just fucked up or something, but that does not sound like a sound a human should be able to make, I’m convinced her voice is a portal from another world
Damn that startled me😅That was beautiful
I've only heard such a note (2 notes at once) from an instrument (sousaphone). The way Lalah uses her instrument (her voice) to do that is amazing.
They use a different technique than Lalah, but if you haven't heard Tuvan throat singing, they do a lot of 2 note singing. Positioning their tongue over steady, single note, they can perform melodies. Check it out!
Omg she’s amazing
wooooow.
doing those chords is hard enough, she still managed add vibrato
WOWWWWWWW
9 years later and still as impressive
really!!!! this is the first Ive heard of this and Ive been playing guitar for 40 years! I've never been into vocals that much, but this just blew me away!!
polyphonic overtone singing....anyone can do it but you have to be very well skilled and trained with your craft which lalah is....
R.I.P People that are using HEADPHONES
Jericko Escleto Thank you for warning me!
Rip me
how is that possible????? woooooo
I do this all the time when i have a cold
Right
bruh shes so cool with it too 😂❤🎉
mind=blown.
Amazing
If you ever get a chance to see her perform GO. Go with friends or family or alone. She gives her all every time.
Love her voice
The licc!!!🎊🎊🎊
ARE U FCKIN' KIDDING ME?? THAT'S INHUMAN!!!
I just loved this vibe it was cute. Love her ans the band/back up singers
This beautiful Queen is absolutely amazing. She is a treasure and a gem. I wish she get her flowers rightfully. I mean people who
Know good music knows she’s one of the best but I want her to get so much more accolades and praise. She sends me into a trance every time I hear/see her. It makes no damn sense how someone can be this damn gifted, beautiful and amazing ❤❤❤❤❤. Love this woman
Lala Hathaway is Music old school Show Business ❤❤❤
Whaaat?! How is that even possible 😮
Most polyphonic vocalists aren't necessarily great singers. Lalah is definitely an exception. So are Kim Burrell and Dorinda Clark, both of whom also have demonstrated this mindblowing skill in various songs.
sounds like she is breathing her soul out
That’s insane
I remember being able to do this as a kid. Didn't think it was special 😕
You too! I've been saying this to myself. Had I known it was a talent, I would've mastered it.$
+Aj. Mac13 Your right. I caught my child doing this when he was just beginning to talk.
I do that all the time. It usually starts after a few drinks, by itself, I don't even have to sing. With some good %&# (you know what it is), I can bring a whole damn choir in the room.
Aj. Mac same omggggg but I just didn’t know
Aj. Mac she said she’s been doing it since she was 13
Amazing Voice
Everyone should look at/listen to her performance with Snarky Puppy when she did this and freaked out the background singers and Snarky Puppy band members, especially the drummer. She's not just harmonizing with herself she's producing three "voices"!
I do this all the the by accident I didnt know this was a thing
Clorox Bleach Sameee dude, ur gay and I have crush on u, see ya around
HOW DO YOU DO THAT!
I did this by accident before... she does it at will!!!
I AM IN AWE!
omg love when she overtone sings
Omg just discovered there is a label for what I have been able to do since I was a child. I can hold a whole Convo doing it or singing. 😮
I was able to do 3 when I had the flu....people were really annoying by it, they thought a duck was dying but I pull it off!!!
I used to do it when I was really little like 5 or 6 it happened a few times but stopped
Wow.
Imagine you’re watching someone sing and you hear a harmony but there’s only one person performing.
Wow
such amaze
woah!!!!!!!
seven swans are swimming WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw her do this live at Essence Festival before
Still trying to figure out how she does this years later
People kept telling me this is humanly impossible I can do this and I'm 15 idk how but it happens
Please make a video on it!!
+XOJada WhitneyOX It's not impossible... people from Mongolia and Greenland do it every other day.
why am i just finding out about something like this, now!
HOW did she do that!
She really said: 👻 🎵 🎶
She lowkey hit 3 notes ❤❤❤❤❤❤
SHOOK
I've had this happen to me by accident. I can't do it on command like her though.
It's really amazing what she does with her voice. Just freaking unbelievable.
I can barely do it on command but she seems to have a lot of control over it :0
I can only do this when I'm congested 😂 it's the gunk
Good lord. All these years later and people are still arguing over something they can't even replicate lol
Most people are right though. It's NOT overtone singing which is done with manipulating your mouth. This is done strictly with her vocal chords.
Either way, people are arguing over nothing. Not many people can perform EITHER technique with ease and both are mind blowing when done by someone that knows what they're doing.
Just enjoy the vibe and the talent
How do we not keep her under secret service protection or behind bomb proof glass with airholes? Ah shit thats right, we suck. 🙇🏾♀️
howwww does she do it
There's many neo soul instrumentalists who get high off this.
DAMN I’ve always wanted to learn how to do this:( even though I can sing really good, clearly I sUcK at learning other singing shite:(
this is not an overtone. this is a different vocal technique involving the cooperation of your vocal chords and throat.
WAIT HOW TF
I just wish she could do it on another note that just this one
I tried it for the first time in my life and I got 3 notes first try.
Sure, and I'm LeBron James
The Hathaway Legacy continues
Me after smoking 2 packs of cigarettes tryna cough..
BRUHHH WTFFF!!!
👀👀👀👽
This isn't overtone singing. The smallest interval that can be sung using the overtone series is an octave, whereas she is singing with significantly smaller intervals like thirds.
How???
from what I've found, im not sure this is overtone singing, its something else
No, from what you've found, this is the only correct example of it. Everything else, is just someone attempting and failing miserably.
Yeah this isnt overtone singing. It's multiphonic singing and though its very neat, it has a lot of room for improvement compared to most people who have learnes actual polyphonic overtone singing
Listen Karen,
You sit back and say "yeah this isn't........." how about you tell that to the numerous musical engineers, technicians, teachers, and singers who say otherwise. I bet you can't sing at all, yet here you are talking crap about one of the greatest female singers of all time. Get yourself a good day job and stick with that Karen.
Is this where some people can throw their voice a little bit, making it delayed in our ears?
Persephone Hades no. Its where u can hit 2 notes at once
sounds like practicing to me.
lm Good with the
Rustic Overtones
Most people can make it sound like a screaming concert lol all you how to do is scream and let nothing but hot breath come out lol joking but it’s true so I guess most of us can sound like more then one person 😂😂😂😂😂🤷🏾♀️💯💯
What kind of illuminatism...
How even ?!?
She just does the same one
Can you do it? Because if you could youd know how incredibly hard this is to do, and why she does only this short burst of it.
0:36 The Lick
😍💋🥶💫🥵💖my favorite bible verse💖🥵💫🥶💋😍
I hear her dad was a pretty decent singer as well.
This is NOT OVERTONE singing... that is done while exhaling. Lala is INHALING to achieve the effect.... she also has no controller over the choice of harmony notes with this as well. With OVERTONE singing, you can sing one note with your vocal chords and changed the overtone note randomly
Piete Miller There’s always one...
Overtone singers choose which overtone note they want to sing. They also make accurate melodies, not random overtone notes. About Lalah, are you sure she's inhaling? Anyway, she's doing Multyphonic singing and I'm pretty sure that it is done by exhaling. I know many singers that can do that, and they can also control the extra note. All of them do this by exhaling.
Is this really overtone singing? I manipulate overtones with my voice very well, but it doesn’t sound exactly like this.
I know it’s such a talent to do that, but it sounds so weird to me!
this technique is called "multiphonic", this is definitely not poliphonic overtone singing :) check out this man /watch?v=VF8uTesEaN0
I don't want to be a debby downer, but THIS IS NOT OVERTONES. Overtones sound more like a whistle and there are limited intervals that can be manipulated. This is the division of vocal techniques called "modal voice" and "vocal fry". Basically, she's using her vocal chords to split the frequencies that would not be there otherwise. Overtone singing is manipulating mouth shape to bring out tones that already exist, but are hard to hear.
i can do this. idk how its impressive tho unless u can do it like ana maria hefele
She sounded like missy Elliot lol