be traced back tens of thousands of years to ancient African nomadic hunter-gatherer societies.

In Scandinavian folk music, the oral-song tradition Kulning , also called huving, is a form of signal song, a shout to make themselves known over a long distance, especially used in the mountains. Usually it is linked to a transhumance tradition. The cry could be individually designed so that it was not just a cry for contact, but also a signifier used to identify the singer.