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Safar (Uzbekistan)

Folk ensemble "Safar" performs traditional folk music of Central Asia using traditional folk acoustical instruments.  Percussionist Alisher Tulyaganov is the drummer and arranger for the Tashkent ethno-pop group Yalla, but is also a conservatory-trained classical musician.  In collaboration with one of the best-known performers of Uzbek traditional musical, they have created a duet that combines expert musicianship with very traditional ethnic melodies, rhythms and sounds. 

Members of Safar:

Abdulla Shomagrupov -- vocals, tanbur, dutar rubab, violin
		Alishier Tulyaganov -- doyra, nagara, kayrak

• email: safar@2oxygen.com

What Others Say:

"consummate performance, delicate and original interpretation . . . ."  — Dimitri Yanov-Yanovskiy, Composer.

"If Yalla is Uzbekistan's equivalent of the Beatles, then Alisher is Ringo Starr. It was out of character to see a rock star performing Uzbek folklore, but the audience loved him."  — Laurel Victoria Gray, founder of Uzbek Dance and Culture Society (USA)

The Central Asian Collection:	Journey Tanovar   (Safar) Jinouni   (Yalla) the Beard of the Camel   (Yalla) Alma Alma   (Yulduz Usmanova) Saraton ("Heat")   (Kumush Razzakova) Lalaiki Pamir   (Oleg Fesov) Orzular ("the Dreams")   (Ziyod Ishankhodjaev)
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