Put your throat into it

Tuvans are an ethnic group with their own republic within Russia, Tuva. But they're possibly most notable for their cultural similarities with Mongolians, with whom they share an affinity toward shamanism and throat singing. And Huun-Huur-Tu is probably one of the most famous throat-singing groups worldwide. The Tuvan quartet plays traditional Tuvan instruments such as the igil (a two-stringed bowed instrument), khomus (a Tuvan harp), doshpuluur (a plucked-string instrument) and a dünggür (a shaman drum). But they're probably best known for their performances of khoomei, a type of overtone singing that provides rich tonal harmonies. They've been touring since the 1990s and have subsequently picked up many influences from other world-music performers, Western classical music and even electronica. Huun-Huur-Tu, $12-$25; 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at Scott-Skillman Recital Hall in the Harris Center for the Arts, 10 College Parkway in Folsom; (916) 608-6888; www.harriscenter.net.