The Music of Central Asia

Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Accessing Music Examples Online
• A Note on Music Terminology
• Guide to Transliteration
• Timeline of Central Asian History
• Part I: Music and Culture in Central Asia
• 1. Music in Central Asia: An Overview / Theodore Levin
• 2. Musical Instruments in Central Asia / Theodore Levin
• Part II: The Nomadic World
• Prologue: Who Are the Nomads of Central Asia? / Theodore Levin
• 3. Introduction to Oral Epic / Elmira Koechumkulova
• 4. The Epic Manas / Elmira Koechumkulova
• 5. Oral Epic in Kazakhstan: Koerughly and a Dynasty of Great Jyraus / Uljan Baibosynova
• 6. Music of the Karakalpaks
• Part I: The Epic World of the Karakalpaks: Jyrau and Baqsy / Frederic Leotar
• Part II: Qyssakhan: Performer of Written and Oral Literature / Kalmurza Kurbanov and Saida Daukeyeva
• 7. The Art of the Turkmen Bagshy / Jamilya Gurbanova
• 8. The Turkmen Dutar / David Fossum
• 9. Kyrgyz Wisdom Songs: Terme Yrlary / Elmira Koechumkulova
• 10. Aqyns and Improvised-Poetry Competitions among the Kazakhs and Kyrgyz / Elmira Koechumkulova and Jangul Qojakhmetova
• 11. Singing Traditions of the Kazakhs / Alma Kunanbeava
• 12. Kyrgyz Funeral Laments / Elmira Koechumkulova
• 13. Kyrgyz Wedding Songs / Elmira Koechumkulova
• 14. Narrative Instrumental Music: Kazakh Kui and Kyrgyz Kuu / Sayra Raymbergenova and Nurlanbek Nyshanov
• Profile: Abdulhait Raiymbergenov / Theodore Levin
• Profile: Nurak Abdyrakhmanov / Elmira Koechumkulova
• 15. Kyrgyz Jaw Harps / Nurlanbek Nyshanov
• 16. The Kazakh Qobyz: Between Tradition and Modernity / Saida Daukeyeva
• 17. Dombyra Performance, Migration, and Memory among Mongolian Kazakhs / Saida Daukeyeva
• Part III: The World of Sedentary-Dwellers
• Prologue: Patterns of Culture: Sedentary-Dwellers / Theodore Levin
• 18. Maqom Traditions of the Tajiks and Uzbeks / William Sumits and Theodore Levin
• Profile: The Academy of Maqom / Abduvali Abdurashidov
• Profile: Turgun Alimatov / Theodore Levin
• 19. The Uyghur MuqaZ / Rachel Harris
• 20. New Images of Azerbaijani Mugham in the Twentieth Century / Aida Huseynova
• Profile: Alim and Fargana Qasimov / Theodore Levin
• 21. Popular Classics: Traditional Singer-Songwriters in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan / Theodore Levin
• 22. Religious Music and Chant in the Culture of Sedentary-Dwellers / Aleksandr Djumaev
• 23. Sufism and the Ceremony of Zikr in Ghulja / Mukaddas Mijit
• 24. Dastan Performance among the Uyghurs / Rahile Dawut and Elise Anderson
• 25. Female Musicians in Uzbekistan: Otin-oy, Dutarchi, and Maqomchi / Razia Sultanova
• 26. Music in the City of Bukhara / Theodore Levin and Aleksandr Djumaev
• Profile: Ari Babakhanov / Aleksandr Djumaev
• 27. Music and Culture in Badakhshan / Theodore Levin
• 28. The Maddoh Tradition of Badakhshan / Benjamin Koen
• Music Example: Maddoh / Theodore Levin
• 29. Qasoid-khoni in the Wakhan Valley of Badakhshan / Chorshanbe Goibnazarov
• 30. Falak: Spiritual Songs of the Mountains Tajiks / Faroghat Azizi
• Part IV: Central Asian Music in the Age of Globalization
• 31. Revitalizing Musical Traditions: The Aga Khan Music Initiative / Theodore Levin
• Nurturing Local Talent, Creating Global Connections / Fairouz Nishanova
• The Genesis of Rainbow / Theodore Levin
• 32. Cultural Renewal in Kyrgyzstan: Neotraditionalism and the New Era in Kyrgyz Music / Raziya Syrdybaeva
• Musical Instrument Glossary
• Glossary of Terms
• Inventory of Audio and Video Examples
• List of Contributors
• Index
• 33. Popular Music in Uzbekistan / Kerstin Klenke
• 34. Innovation in Tradition: Some Examples from Music and Theater in Uzbekistan / Aleksandr Djumaev
• 35. Tradition-Based Popular Music in Contemporary Tajikistan / Federico Spinetti
• Musical Instrument Glossary
• Glossary of Terms
• Audio and Video Examples
• Index