As well, many are successful teachers who follow his example by training young singers in the bel canto vocal tradition.
Strong, arresting voices keep emerging from West Africa, where women have held on to vocal traditions that stretch back generations.
The vocal tradition - epitomized by cantillation, or the melodic reading of the Torah - is central to the religious service.
But when the it started swinging, it seemed unstoppable, a great natural force deeply in one of the world's most accomplished vocal traditions.
And while she represents a link to the Italian vocal tradition, this technique is not something she inherited.
The vocal tradition came down through the women.
Between the pillars of two strong vocal traditions, a singer will pull toward one rather than maintaining an equal distance between them.
The first part is a survey of the vocal polyphonic traditions of the world.
If the pitch continues to rise, it will undermine the entire Italian vocal tradition.
Though Dhrupad is basically a vocal tradition, its musical aesthetics have been adopted by many instrumentalists.