The event organisers, the Mongolian Throat Singing Association, planned the evening´s performances as part of a bid to prove to UNESCO Mongolia´s right to name throat singing as its own.

UNESCO´s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity currently names Mongolian throat singing as an art form in China, an inscription which has caused a backlash in Mongolia from both performers and fans.

Over 1,000 people turned up to watch the 3-hour show, organisers said, which charted the art from the classic form, in which a single performer produces multiple sounds, to modern interpretations.

China is the sole country named on the UNESCO representative listing for throat singing, although the brief explanation attached says Mongolian communities in Inner Mongolia in China, western Mongolia and Russia all practice the art.

Mongolia´s Minister of Education, Culture and Sciences has sent a letter to the Director of the World Heritage Centre of UNESCO expressing his "deep concerns" over the listing.