an ▁ensemble ▁is ▁a ▁band ▁composed ▁of ▁five ▁members : ▁Ab z al ▁A ry k ba ev ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁group ' s ▁thro at ▁singer , ▁Max at ▁( M aks at ) ▁M ede ub ek , ▁Bau ir z han ▁Bek mu k han bet ov , ▁Ser ik ▁N urm old ae v , ▁Erz h ig it ▁Ali ye v . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁usually ▁play ▁popular ▁folk ▁instruments ▁such ▁as ▁dom bra , ▁z het igen , ▁k ob yz , ▁sy by z gy , ▁sh er ter , ▁sh ank ob yz ▁and ▁some ▁others . ▁In ▁their ▁performances ▁the ▁Tur an ▁ensemble ▁often ▁we ars ▁traditional ▁Kaz akh ▁cost ume ▁to ▁invoke ▁links ▁to ▁an ▁ancient ▁Turk ic ▁past . ▁As ▁artists - in - res idence ▁at ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Kaz akh ▁Fol k ▁Musical ▁Inst ru ments , ▁the ▁Tur an ▁ensemble ▁see ks ▁new ▁ways ▁to ▁rem odel ▁folk ▁music ▁by ▁using ▁these ▁traditional ▁Kaz akh ▁musical ▁instruments . ▁ ▁Exper ience ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Kaz akh ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture , ▁the ▁Tur an ▁ensemble ▁has ▁tou red ▁Central ▁Asia , ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁ensemble ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁international ▁events , ▁and ▁has ▁released ▁record ings ▁of ▁their ▁work : ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Tur an ▁ensemble ▁attend ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁music ▁festiv als , ▁and ▁made ▁numerous ▁successful