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.