Morin chuur: The instrument that neighs like a horse

The morin chuur, also known as the horse-headed violin, gets its name from the carved horse head on the top of the neck of the instrument.

It is a traditional stringed instrument of the Mongolian ethnic group, whose sound imitates the wind, hoofbeats and horse neighing. It carries the memory of nomadic peoples captured in sound.

This is the story of an instrument and the echoes of culture across time. On the occasion of Chinese New Year, let the sound of the morin khuur guide you through the mountains and the plains and awaken something deeply hidden within you.

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