Doolot Sydykov (born 1983), is a manaschi (a reciter of the
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epic of ''
Epic of Manas
The Epic of Manas ( ky, Манас дастаны, Manas dastanı, ماناس دستانی), is a traditional epic poem dating to the 18th century but claimed by Kyrgyz tradition to be much older. Manas is said to be based on Bars Bek who was t ...
)''.
In November 2020, he recited the epic continuously in
Ala-Too Square
Ala-Too Square ( ky, Ала-тоо аянты, ''Ala-Too ayantı'', ; russian: Площадь Ала-Тоо, ''Ploshchad' Ala-Too'', ) is the central square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
History
The square was built in 1984 to celebrate the 60th annive ...
in
Bishkek
Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...
for a record 14 hours and 27 minutes.
In September 2021, he recited the epic for 111 hours over a five day period in Moscow.
His earlier attempts to promote the epic included touring across Kyrgyzstan in 2012 performing with
Talantaaly Bakchiev
Talantaaly Bakchiev (born 1971) is a manaschi (a reciter of the Kyrgyz epic ''Epic of Manas''), representative of the 'middle generation' (born in the Soviet period, career in the independence period),, and academic, president of the “Manas” a ...
, making audiovisual recordings of his performances depicting the funeral feast for Kokotoi Khan and episodes from Semetey, and performing with Solenye Oreshki, a jazz band.
While popularising the epic, he has also spoken out against the commercialization of the epic (such as branding alcohol with the names of the epic's heroes).
Transcriptions of three audiovisual recordings, made at the
American University of Central Asia
The American University of Central Asia (AUCA) (russian: Американский университет в Центральной Азии; ky, Борбордук Азиядагы Америка Университети), formerly the ''Kyrgyz ...
, narrating the birth of the titular character, Manas, available online, have been studied to reveal his in-performance composition methods.
In 2022, he left Kyrgyzstan owing to a political dispute regarding the Manas Ayyly (Museum).
References
Living people
1983 births
Manaschis
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