Recording Details

SFW40520
Music of Central Asia Vol. 1: Tengir-Too: Mountain Music from Kyrgyzstan
Various Artists


Notes - From the mountainous Kyrgyzstan, Jew's harps, fiddles, plucked stringed instruments, and powerful voices transmit the vibrant rhythms of nomadism and the serene atmosphere of the Kygyz mountains in a musical language as contemporary as it is ancient. This deluxe package launches Music of Central Asia, a multi-volume series that brings to life the diverse and remarkable musical culture of a region long inaccessible to outsiders. 18 tracks. 66 minutes. 48-page color booklet, photos, and bilingual lyrics; DVD contains series introduction, 24-minute film, interactive glossary, and map. Music of Central Asia is a co-production of the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and the Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. The aim of the series is to present leading exponents of Central Asia's rich and diverse musical heritage to listeners outside the region.

Country(s) - Kyrgyzstan

Culture Group(s) - Kyrgyz

Instrument(s) - Jew's Harp; Komuz

Language(s) - Kyrgyz

Year of Release - 2006

Record Label - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Source Archive - Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Credits - Produced by Theodore Levin Levin ; Produced by Joel Gordon ; Produced in collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture ; Cover photo by Katherine Vincent ; Design by Sonya Cohen Cramer ; Mastered by Joel Gordon




Tracks -
101 Jangylyk (Novelty)
Nurlanbek Nyshanov, Gulbara Baigashkaeva, Asylbek Nasirdinov
Duration:3:14




102 Erke kyz (The Spoiled Girl)
Tengir-Too
Duration:2:07




103 Küidüm chok (I Burn, I Smoulder like Charcoal)
Zainidin Imanaliev
Duration:3:27




104 Episode from the Manas: Kökötöidün Ashy (Kökötöi’s Memorial Feast)
Rysbek Jumabaev, Tengir-Too
Duration:6:26




105 Belek (Gift)
Nurlanbek Nyshanov
Duration:2:07




106 Kara özgöy (Impudent One)
Ruslan Jumabaev
Duration:3:21




107 Kyiylyp turam (I’m Sad to Say Goodbye)
Tengir-Too, Kenjegül Kubatova
Duration:2:33




108 Attila Khan
Nurak Abdrakhmanov
Duration:3:28




109 Ak Satkyn menem Kulmyrza (Ak Satkyn and Kulmyrza)
Tengir-Too; Kenjegül Kubatova and Toktobek Asanaliev
Duration:9:10




110 Fantasy on the Chopo choor (ocarina)
Nurlanbek Nyshanov
Duration:2:00




111 Gül (Flower)
Zainidin Imanaliev
Duration:3:36




112 Jol jürüsh (On the Road)
Tengir-Too
Duration:2:27




113 Kengesh (Soviet)
Namazbek Uraliev
Duration:3:11




114 Esimde (I Remember)
Toktobek Asanaliev
Duration:5:04




115 Ker özön (Wide Valley)
Baktybek Chytyrbaev
Duration:2:39




116 Sagynam (I Miss You)
Kenjegül Kubatova
Duration:3:31




117 Kambarkan
Nurak Abdrakhmanov
Duration:4:50




118 Kyz oigotoor (A Melody that Wakes Up a Girl)
Tengir-Too
Duration:2:47