NODIRA PIRMATOVA
Songs and music from Uzbekistan
The uzbek music is related to the great tradition of “maqâm” which extends from the Maghreb to the Chinese Turkestan. Its appears like a bridge between the Middle East, India, Persia ans China, while presenting virtuosic passages of great originality and remarkable authenticity. The quatuor gathers Shuhrat Nabiev, (lute), Shavkat Nabiev (viola) and Mir-Hias (daf) accompaning the singer Nodira PIRMATOVA, whose voice captivated the international jury at the singing competition of the Festival of Samarkand in 2005. Their repertory covers a large field of tadjik and uzbek songs, from refined and complex pieces of “Shashmaqâm” (highbrow tradition reserved in the past to men) to rejoicing songs (toy).
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