Altan Urag (/ˈɑːltən ˈjʊəræɡ, ˈæl-/; Mongolian: Алтан Ураг, [ˈaɬtʰəɴ ˈʊɾəq]; lit.
Their performances typically include the morin khuur (horse head fiddle), ikh khuur (grand horse head fiddle), bishguur (traditional horn) and yoochin (a type of hammered dulcimer), khöömii (throat singing) and long song vocals.
[3] Although they make use of electrified instruments, some are explicitly acoustic to maintain what they consider the folk sound, such as the bishguur.
[7]: 134 Lhagvasuren Bavuu, is credited as the father of Altan Urag, for supporting them with free studio space at the National Puppet Theatre, as well as advising them to use the monster head design of their morin khuur; different from the traditional style, but Mongolian in origin, as Inderma is fiddle-playing monster from legend.
[3] Contrasting to the music in Mongol, which was produced to have wider commercial appeal, was criticized for using various non-Mongolian elements.