The process of training young musicians: The working group of the project “Bringing the konur үn into the sound of the Kyrgyz orchestra”, musicians Cholpon Turumbaeva, Rysbek Zhunushov, Zalina Kasymova continue the process of training young musicians on reconstructed kyl kyyaks and komuzes. The musicians continue to search for the authentic sound of konur, working closely with the master of traditional musical instruments, Marat Berikbaev, to make small but significant changes to the instruments. The final goal of training a group of musicians to play reconstructed komuz and kyl kyyak…
Month: March 2024
Weekly review of the activities of Aigine CRC
Holiday meetings: On March 7, the Aigine CRC team received special guests in the office. The office was visited by the partners of the radio program “Asyl Zhan”, representatives of “Public Radio” Nazira Zhusupova and Aigerim Kubatbekova, as well as guests of the broadcast who shared their personal experience Sanji Tuytunova, Munduz Asanaliev, Nuriz Chyntemirov. During the meeting, topical issues related to the problem of violence were raised and the question of how to help reduce these problems was discussed. Sharing personal unpleasant experiences is an innovative phenomenon for Kyrgyz…
Weekly review of the activities of Aigine CRC
📻 Radio Show “Asyl Zhan”: On February 26, the guests for the final interview of the “Asyl Zhan” series were Gulnara Aitpaeva, the head of AigineCultural Research Center, and Cholponai Usubalieva-Grishchuk, the senior project coordinator. The show was initiated by Aigine CRC and supported by Community Media to combat and reduce the incidence of violence. Over three months, thirty-six live interviews were conducted, allowing representatives from various fields, including women who have experienced violence, to share their thoughts and life experiences. In the final broadcast, Gulnara Aitpaeva and Cholponai U-G…
Weekly review of the activities of Aigine CRC
🎶 Learning Process for Young Musicians: The project’s working group, consisting of musicians Cholpon Turumbayeva, Rysbek Junushov, Zalina Kasymova, and the master of traditional musical instrument crafting Marat Berikbayev, has completed the process of modifying the structure of the kyl kyyak to enable it to easily produce the “koñur ýn” (traditional Kyrgyz music). This week, the project’s working group started the training phase for young musicians to play on the reconstructed kyl kyyaks. The final goal of training this group of musicians in playing reconstructed komuz and kyl kyyak is…