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Lu is a Tibetan style of folk music of a cappella songs, which are distinctively high in pitch with glottal vibrations. [1]

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References

  1. Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark (2000). World Music: The Rough Guide. Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific. Rough Guides. p. 257. ISBN   9781858286365.