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Music of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz music is nomadic and rural, and is closely related to Turkmen and Kazakh folk forms. Travelling musicians and shamans called manaschi are popular for their singing and komuz-playing. Their music is typically heroic epics, such as the most famous story, the Manas epic, which is the patriotic tale of a warrior named Manas, and his descendants, who fight with the Chinese

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