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Showing posts with label Music/Festivals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music/Festivals. Show all posts
Thursday, December 29, 2016

Kyrgyz Woman Singer Remakes Poem Traditionally Sung By Men

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Kyrgyz performer Gulzada Ryskulova Kyrgyz artist Gulzada Ryskulova has rocked the local music scene with a powerful take on an epic poem...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Uzbekistan - A Rural Homestay in Hayat, the Nurata Mountains

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Hayat valley landscape. Image: Natalia Beshko Nestled in the Nurata mountains ridge lies Hayat village, a perfect spot to spend a few da...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Kyrgyzstan: Flash Mob Opera in Bishkek Supermarket

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Opera singer, disguised as a regular shopper, in Bishkek's Frunze supermarket Kyrgyzstan may well be one of the world's least ...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Samarkand - The Splendour of the Sharq Taronalari Music Festival

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Evening at Samarkand's Registan square during the festival For some years, visiting Samarkand's world music festival - Sharq Tar...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Uzbekistan's Askiya - Oral Folk Wit and Debate

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Askiya participants enjoying their own gags Askiya is a genre of Uzbek verbal folk art that takes the form of a dialogue between two or ...
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Uzbek Jazz is Alive and Well in Tashkent

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Jazzirama performs at the Ilkhom Theatre Tashkent's month-long International Jazz Festival wraps up on 8 May. This article provides ...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Nowruz Spring Festival – Part #2

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Lilya Kas'yanova Lilya Kas'yanova, one of Kyrgyzstan's finest guides, is passionate about the history, art and craft of her...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Nowruz Spring Festival – Part #1

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Lilya Kas'yanova Lilya Kas'yanova, one of Kyrgyzstan's finest guides, is passionate about the history, art and craft of her...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Pink Floyd, the Aral Sea - Louder than Words

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YouTube grab from Louder Than Words Cult British group Pink Floyd released its first album in 20 years this month - The Endless River. ...
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Kazakhstan's Beatlemania

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The Beatles monument, Almaty It seems that despite the USSR's disapproval of The Beatles, Soviet fans were as dedicated and passiona...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Duke Ellington's Kabul Gig 1963

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Ellington arrives into Kabul, Credit: Special Collections, University of Arkansas Delving into Central Asia regularly throws u...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Tashkent – A Night at the Opera

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Interior hall of Tashkent's Opera House Tashkent’s opera house, named in honour of the the great 15th century Uzbek poet and scienti...
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Samarkand's Musical Traditions

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Suzanna Fatyan Suzanna Fatyan, one of Uzbekistan's finest tour guides, explores the musical traditions of her hometown, Samarkand...
Monday, February 4, 2013

Manaschi - Bards of Kyrgyzstan

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Manaschi,. Karakol. Image: SiGarb Wikipedia The epic poem Manas is central to Kyrgyz traditional culture and character, psychology and ...