Tengir-Too
Tengir-Too is one of the most famous musical groups in Kyrgyzstan . The ensemble plays Kyrgyz folk music using traditional instruments from the country and is supported by the Aga Khan Foundation . The director of the ensemble is Nurlanbek Nyshanov .
Surname
The name Tengir-Too comes from the Kyrgyz name for the Tian-Shan , a mountain range that characterizes the east of Kyrgyzstan. The name expresses the band's goal to capture the landscape and the people of Kyrgyzstan with their music.
style
Tengir-Too is the most famous band in Kyrgyzstan dedicated to the country's traditional music. Under Soviet rule in the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic, this was pushed back further and further and has only experienced a slow revival since Kyrgyz independence in 1991. Central to this is the so-called Küü , a style of music that is deeply rooted in the history of the region. Küü works are specially tailored to the traditional instruments of the region and tell a story that the musician often supports with gestures. Kisses from the early 19th century are known and are still very popular in Kyrgyzstan today. Tengir-Too produces this type of folk music in a modern form. Another element from the musical tradition of Kyrgyzstan that Tengir-Too processes are the so-called Akyn , Kyrgyz singers who were also entertainers, poets and philosophers and who also dealt with political topics in their often improvised lectures.
Instruments used by Tengir-Too include the harp , the sybyzgy (a Kyrgyz wooden flute) and the Kyrgyz national instrument , the komuz .
occupation
- Nurlanbek Nyshanov, harp and Sybyzgy
- Gulbara Baigashkaeva, komuz and harp
- Zainidin Imanaliev, vocals and komuz
- Rysbek Jumabaev, recitation of manas
- Kenjekul Kubatova, vocals and komuz
- Asylbek Nasirdinov, Komuz and Harp
- Azamat Otunchiev, qyl qiyak (two-string violin)
Works
In 2006 the album Music of Central Asia Vol. 1: Mountain Music from Kyrgyzstan was released with 18 titles. Another result of the artistic work of the ensemble is a multimedia presentation of the Kyrgyz national epic Manas , in which, among others, Rysbek Jumabaev, one of the most famous Manaschi who dedicate himself to reciting the Manas, worked together. The production has been shown in the British Library in London and New York's Carnegie Hall .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tengir-Too: Mountain music of Kyrgyzstan | Aga Khan Development Network. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Artist Profiles: Tengir-Too | World Music Central.org. Retrieved November 21, 2018 (American English).
- ^ Music of Central Asia Vol. 1: Tengir-Too: Mountain Music from Kyrgyzstan. Retrieved November 21, 2018 (American English).
- ^ John L. Walters: CD: Tengir-Too, Mountain Music of Kyrgyzstan. April 21, 2006, accessed November 21, 2018 .