Bakshy

Bakshy

The "bakshy" are traditional Turkmen musicians. Historically they have been traveling singers and shamans, acting as healers and spiritual figures, and also providing the music for celebrations of weddings, births and other important life events. They sing either a cappella or to the accompaniment of traditional instruments (primarily the two-stringed lute called the dutar.) The Turkmen "bakshy" tradition is closely related to the larger Turkic "Ashik" tradition.

ee also

*Music of Turkmenistan
*dutar
*Ashik

External links

* [http://www.kereshmeh.com/bakhshi.html Bakhshi]


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