Music and Dance of Mongolia
A performance of traditional music by the Tumen Ekh Song and Dance Ensemble at the State Youth and Children's Theatre in Ulaanbaatar. From left: a flute; Yoochin, a box zither - dulcimer with 13 double-wire strings; Shudraga or Shanz, a string instrument, comparable to a banjo; Surnai - ever buree, a folk oboe; 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