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The Art of Making Traditional Kazakh Dombra
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KazakhstanDescription :
The dombra, a two-stringed plucked instrument, has played an integral part of Kazakh culture since ancient times. By performing kuy (a short solo composition) on the dombra, the nomad expressed his feelings. The only harmonic material for dombra that fully meets the traditions and rules is the tree. The tradition of hollowing out the instrument from a single piece of wood relates to mythological ideas about the sacredness and inviolability of the tree. The entire process of manufacturing dombra in ancient times took four years, and each instrument was custom made based on the player’s physique, voice, repertoire, gender, and was endowed with a special spiritual content.| Video Photographer | Aleksey KAMENSKIY | Year | 2017 |
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| Place | File Size | 1,975 | |
| Definition | File Format | mp4 | |
| Copyrights | ICHCAP, the National Commission of the Republic of Tajikistan for UNESCO, Tajik Film | - | |
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