Day: March 10, 2014

Sacred sites in Osh and Folk Knowledge (Oshtogu iyik jerler jana el bilimi (original)) Aigine CRC has been publishing books on sacred sites since 2007. The beginning of 2011 was marked by our 4th publication on sacred sites of Osh province.  The book is published in the Kyrgyz language. The publication was financed by The Christensen Fund, USA The …

Sacred Sites in Jalal-Abad and Traditional Wisdom (Jalalabaddagy iyik jerler jana el daanyshmandygy (original) The book is in the Kyrgyz language. The publication was supported and financed by The Christensen Fund, USA The book is based on the findings of a two-year research study carried out in Jalal-Abad, a southern province of Kyrgyzstan, by the Aigine Cultural Research …

This book is a tool for teaching how to play komuz which is considered as one of the most prominent parts of Kyrgyz folk music. In this book one can find the method of notating and teaching how to play komuz called “En Belghi” developed by a great komuz player Nurak Abdrakhmanov.   Using this method …

The book is based on field research conducted from 2006 to 2008 in Issyk-Kul oblast.  The book consists of two parts. The first part of the book, grounded in local knowledge, contains information about sacred sites: the earth, water, animals, rituals and healing practices which occur there.  One of the first tasks that Aigine set …