The Sakha Republic lies in

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. Its most distinctive national instrument is the ''

khomus The ''temir komuz'' (sometimes temir qomuz meaning 'iron komuz/qomuz', agiz komuzu meaning 'mouth komuz', or gubuz) is a Kyrgyz jaw's harp, while the komuz is a three-stringed fretless lute. As an instrument, the temir komuz is unrelated to the ...

'', a lamellophone. The Yakut people are a large ethnic group in Sakha. They are known for an epic poem called '' Olonkho''. This epic is performed a cappella, generally at

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s, always by one man alone. The timbre and tone of the singer reveal the roles of the different characters. The Republic has been represented in the

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since 2013, participating under the name Yakutia in the Turkvision Song Contest.

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External links

Orto Doydu
- Sakha Cultural Portal, has a splendid collection of songs and music in

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and

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(in

Sakha Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Ea ...

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German and Klavdia Khatylaev
- Sakha Music)
DUPSY group
- ethnomusic based an ancient sakha melodies Sakha Republic

Arctic music Yakut culture Indigenous music