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Music Of Adygea
The music of Republic of Adygea, Adygea has a long history. Adygea is a republics of Russia, republic in Russia. The Republic's National Anthem of Adygeya, national anthem was written by Iskhak Mashbash, Iskhak Shumafovich Mashbash; music—by Umar Tkhabisimov, Umar Khatsitsovich Tkhabisimov. Recorded Adygean music began prior to World War I, when folk musicians across the North Caucasus and Central Asia were commercially recorded. Many of these musicians, including the Adygean Magomet Khfgfudzh, an accordionist, have become cultural heroes to modern inhabitants. Adygean music is closely related to Kabardian people, Kabardian, Cherkess and Shapsugh music. The four groups are the main constituents of the Adiga (Adyghe people, Circassian) nation. In the olden days, the musical lore was preserved and disseminated by the roving minstrels (Jegwak'we). 1990s renaissance Aslhencheriy Nexay, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, graduated in composition from the Tbilisi C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Adygea
The Republic of Adygea (; russian: Республика Адыгея, Respublika Adygeya, p=ɐdɨˈɡʲejə; ady, Адыгэ Республик, ''Adıgə Respublik''), also known as the Adyghe Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe. The republic is a part of the Southern Federal District, and covers an area of , with a population of roughly 496,934 residents. It is an enclave within Krasnodar Krai and is the fifth-smallest Russian federal subject by area. Maykop is the capital and the largest city of Adygea, home to one-third of the republic's population. Adygea is one of Russia's ethnic republics, primarily representing the indigenous Circassian people that form 25% of the Republic's population, while Russians form a majority at 60%, and with minority populations of Armenians and Ukrainians. The official languages of Adygea are Russian and Adyghe. Geography Adygea lies in Russia's Southern Federal District of Eastern Europe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adygeya Republic National Symphony Orchestra
''Adygeya'' is a genus of cephalopods assigned to the Spirulida Spirulida is an Order (biology), order of cephalopods comprising one extant taxon, extant species (''Spirula spirula'') and several extinction, extinct taxon, taxa. Fossil record * Oldest representative: Carboniferous, though contested: see ' ....Doguzhaeva, L. A., Mapes, R. H., & Mutvei, H. (1999). A Late Carboniferous spirulid coleoid from the southern mid-continent (USA): shell wall ultrastructure and evolutionary implications. In F. Olóriz & F. J. Rodríguez-Tovar (Eds.), Advancing Research on Living and Fossil Cephalopods (pp. 47–57). New York: Kluwer Academic Publishers. References Coleoidea {{paleo-cephalopod-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirin
Sirin is a mythological creature of Russian legends, with the head of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl), borrowed from the siren of the Greek mythology. According to myth, the Sirin lived in Iriy or around the Euphrates River. History The legend of Sirin might have been introduced to Rus' by Persian merchants in the 8th-9th century. In the cities of Chersonesos and Kyiv she is often found on pottery, golden pendants, even on the borders of Gospel books of tenth-twelfth centuries. Due to the history, the Russian culture has experienced a very strong correlation with Byzantine Empire through its steppes, the Volga river and Dniepr river. Pomors often depicted Sirin on the illustrations in the Book of Genesis as birds sitting in paradise trees. Later (17-18th century), the image of Sirin changed and she started to symbolize world harmony (as she lives near paradise). People in those times believed only happy people could hear a Sirin, while only very few co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagara (drum)
The ''nagara'' or ''naghara'' is a drum used in the Middle East. There are several types of naghara, which is considered to be the lead instrument in folk ceremonies and weddings. The naghara differs in size and goes by various names such as "boyuk nagara" (big naghara), "cura nagara" (small naghara), "chiling naghara" (played with drum sticks), "Qoltuq nagara" (drum held under the arm), gosha naghara (Naqareh) and "el naghara" (hand naghara). Nagada (Indian Drum) is a percussion instrument used for its rhythmic sounds.. Nakara is a festival instrument mostly used in South Indian Hindu temples. The size may vary and this instrument may be kept near the entrance of the South Indian Hindu temples. Temple musical instrument Nagada is played even now in chosen Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu. The temple musical instruments are termed as Kethu or jalliry or jalli instruments (Tamil Language: கெத்து வாத்தியம், "ஜல்லிரி', "ஜல்லி'). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemenche
Kemenche ( tr, kemençe) or Lyra is a name used for various types of stringed bowed musical instruments originating in the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly in Armenia, Greece, Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. and regions adjacent to the Black Sea. These instruments are folk instruments, generally having three strings and played held upright with their tail on the knee of the musician. The name ''Kemenche'' derives from the Persian Kamancheh, meaning merely a "small bow". Variations The Kemençe of the Black Sea ( tr, Karadeniz kemençesi, italic=y), also known as ''Pontic kemenche'' or ''Pontic lyra'' ( el, Ποντιακή λύρα), is a box-shaped lute ( ), while the classical kemençe ( tr, Klasik kemençe, italic=y or ''Armudî kemençe'', el, Πολίτικη Λύρα) is a bowl-shaped lute ( ). Other bowed instruments have names sharing the same Persian etymology include the kamancheh (or ''Kabak kemane'' in Turkish), a spike lute ( ), and the Cappadoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
