Tengir-Too ensemble Kara özgöi (Impudent one) (KY)

Текст песни "Tengir-Too ensemble — Kara özgöi (Impudent one) (KY)"

Language(s) Kyrgyz
Composer: Niyazaaly Boroshev (1856-1942)
Performer: Ruslan Jumabaev, komuz

“Kara özgöi,” an obligatory part of any komuz player’s repertory, is well known throughout Kyrgyzstan, but the relation between its name and melodic character has never been clearly explained. The great composer and instrumentalist Karamoldo (1883-1960) said that he performed “Kara özgöi” to describe the realities of his time, which were often difficult and complex. Komuz player Ruslan Jumabaev (b. 1973), one of the leading instrumentalists of his generation, grew up in a musical family in Naryn, and began playing komuz at the age of six. He is a graduate of Bishkek Conservatory, and has a baccalaureate degree in law.