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SUMMARY:Tyva Kyzy (Daughters of Tuva)\, a Female Vocal Ensemble from Central Asia
DESCRIPTION:The University of Arizona School of Music presents Tyva Kyzy\, a female vocal ensemble from central Asia.The first all-female throat-singing ensemble\, Tyva Kyzy - pronounced T'vah K'zeh and meaning Daughters of Tuva - formed in 1998 under the direction of the famed Tuvan throat singer Choduraa Tumat. The five members of the ensemble perform a wide range of overtone and throat singing styles including\: khoomei\, a three-note mid-range style\; sygyt\, which features a high-pitched overtone\; kargyraa\, a low-pitched rumbling style\; ezenggileer\, a pulsing elaborated style\; and chylandyk\, or grasshopper style singing. They also perform on a variety of folk instruments from central Asia such as the doshpuluur\, a long-necked lute played like a banjo\; igil\, a two-stringed fiddle\; byzaanchy\, a bowed viol with a sound said to resemble the voice of the cow\; khomus\, a jaw harp\; chadagan\, a hammered dulcimer\; and various percussion instruments.
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