Morin Khuur

Mongolia

A Morin Khuur is a two-stringed instrument played upright on your lap with a bow of stallion hair.  This one is resting on a peg inside a yurt.

Morin Khuur

It was played in the evening at nomadic structures in the middle of vast plains.  In a city, a poster of a Morin Khuur was plastered alongside a main street.  I couldn’t get far trying to play one.  The strings are set high.  

Here is a 4-minute concert of the Morin Khuur accompanied throat singing.

To put this instrument in modern context, here are some other sights in Mongolia.

I recommend this four-minute travelogue for more on the Morin Khuur.

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