Music and Dance of Mongolia
Performance of a song by the Tumen Ekh Song and Dance Ensemble in Ulaanbaatar, accompanied by an orchestra consisting of, from left: Morin khuur, the horse-head-fiddle; Khuuchir, a string instrument with a small resonator; a flute; Yoochin, a box zither - dulcimer with 13 double-wire strings; Surnai - ever buree, a folk oboe; Shudraga or Shanz, a string instrument, comparable to a banjo; a base, with a horse-head carving; and Yatga or Yatuga, a half-tube zither with a movable bridge.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sat Aug 06, 2011