Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 5 October 2011 – The Kyrgyz Küüs: Analysis, Thoughts, and Opinions, Volumes I and II (Kïrgïz küülörü: Iliktöölör, oylor, pikirler, 1-2 kitep) published by the University of Central Asia, was launched today at Bishkek’s Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.
This two-volume publication presents findings by well-known Kyrgyz ethno-musicologist and komuz player Asan Kaybïlda uulu based on more than 20 years of his ethnographic research on Kyrgyz komuz music. It is an unprecedented publication of Komuz melodies and their unique interpretarions traditionally handed down orally by the Kyrgyz peoples from generation to generation.