CD PUBL.- Kazakh Music: Songs and Tunes from Across the Steppe

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CD PUBL.- Kazakh Music: Songs and Tunes from Across the Steppe

Posted by: Saida Daukeyeva <sdaukeyeva@yahoo.com>

Kazakh Music: Songs and Tunes from Across the Steppe

SOASIS CD15&CD16

Featuring:

Aqnar Sharipbaeva, qobyz
Maira Sarsenbaeva, vocal, dombra
Qairat Aitbaev, dombra
Serjan Musaiyn, vocal, dombra
Tileubek Musa, sybyzghy
Nurjan Janpeisov, vocal, dombra
Ghainijamal Bekniyaz, jetigen
Lyazzat Kubenova, saz-syrnai
Aigul Qosanova, vocal, dombra
Asylbek Akhatov, dombra

The Kazakh steppe lies at the crossroads of Eurasia, stretching from
the Altai foothills in the east to the Caspian Sea in the west, and
from the Tien Shan Mountains in the south as far as the Siberian Plain
in the north. The music originating from this immense geographic
expanse embraces richly diverse vocal and instrumental traditions.
This double CD features ten acclaimed Kazakh musicians, singers and
performers on folk instruments, from different parts of Kazakhstan and
the diasporic community in Mongolia, with a range of classical
repertoire from regional traditions. Taking listeners on a musical
journey across the Kazakh steppe, they introduce performance on the
qobyz, the two-stringed fiddle with shamanic roots, from Southern and
Central Kazakhstan; heightened epic narration to the accompaniment of
the dombra, the two-stringed long-necked lute, from Qyzyl-Orda;
filigree and virtuoso dombra playing styles from Eastern and Western
Kazakhstan; the versatile vocal art of Sary-Arqa, Jetisu and
Manghystau; solo and ensemble performance on the revived zither
jetigen and ocarina saz-syrnai; and the distinct tradition of playing
the sybyzghy, the open-ended flute amplified by a vocal drone, found
in Altai. Through the compilation of tracks, the musical journey on
the CD charts the multifaceted universe of Kazakh music, recapturing
its unique artistry and spirit.

To purchase a CD:

1. Visit SOAS bookshop (Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African
Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG) from
9:30am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday, or send an order to: bookshop@soas.ac.uk

OR

2. Contact Keith Howard, Professor of Music, SOAS, Director, AHRC
Research Centre for Cross-Cultural Music & Dance Performance, tel:
02078984687 or email: kh@soas.ac.uk.

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