The nine-piece Nalati band performs onstage in a pasture at the Nalati grassland scenic spot in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo by Zhao Xi/China Daily]

Two of the band members perform. [Photo by Zhao Xi/China Daily]

Marzhan Baysamqyn plays the sybyzgy, a traditional flutelike instrument, in the band. [Photo by Zhao Xi/China Daily]

Ulan Haltay, a graduate from Xinjiang Normal University's music school, plays the keyboard. [Photo by Zhao Xi/China Daily]