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Summary: Central Asian music China (Xinjiang) Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Mongolia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Turkmen music is nomadic and rural, and is closely related to Kyrgyz and Kazakh folk forms. Travelling singers and sham ...

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Music of Turkmenistan

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Central Asian music
China (Xinjiang)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Turkmen music is nomadic and rural, and is closely related to Kyrgyz and Kazakh folk forms. Travelling singers and shamans called bakshy, who act as healers and magicians and sing either a cappella or with a sort of lute called dutar.

References

  • Broughton, Simon and Sultanova, Razia. "Bards of the Golden Road". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 24-31. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0

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