The sounds of the Altai are anchored by several unique traditional instruments:
Deep in the heart of the —the ancestral home of many Turkic peoples—music is far more than entertainment. It is a spiritual bridge to the land itself, a "sacred prayer" used for communion with nature and the spirits that inhabit the peaks and rivers. The Art of Kai: Throat Singing Siberian Altai Turkic Traditional Music
: Singers use Kai to imitate the sounds of the natural world, such as the rushing of mountain streams, the whistling of the wind, or the calls of animals. The sounds of the Altai are anchored by