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Er Turan (Kazakh: Тұран, English: Turan Ethno-Folk Ensemble) is a Kazakhstan-based ethno-folk music ensemble. Founded in 2008, the group is known for its works that blend Kazakh traditional music with elements from the historical and cultural heritage of the Turkic world. The ensemble has developed a unique musical approach by combining traditional instruments, vocal techniques, and contemporary stage arrangements, drawing inspiration from ethnic music, folk music, and classical music elements.【

Matraka (or its Spanish spelling, matraca) is a traditional percussive instrument and noisemaker belonging to the idiophone family. Typically made of wood, it produces sound through the mechanical interaction of a toothed wheel mounted at the end of a handle and one or more wooden hammers or flexible elements that strike the wheel as it rotates. When spun manually in a circular motion, the matraka generates a high-pitched, clattering, and continuous noise. Historically, it has been used in relig

The mouth harp is a traditional instrument made from hard materials such as metal, bamboo, or bone, and produces sound through resonance within the mouth. This instrument, belonging to the lamellophone class, creates sound by vibrating a flexible reed with the finger. The instrument is placed in the mouth and held stable with the help of the lips, teeth, or jaw, and the player's oral cavity functions as a resonance chamber. In this regard, the mouth harp possesses both idiophonic and aerophonic