Ufari Talkin

Audio file
Date recorded: August 1, 1964
Contributor(s): Performer: Unidentified ensemble; Performer: Sokhibov, Shokhnazar; Performer: Shakhobov, Fazliddin; Performer: Aminov, Ner'ë; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: dance song
Culture: Central Asia, Iran
Instruments: doira, dutar (dutara), gidjak (Uzbek spike fiddle), tanbur, voice
Location: Tajikstan
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T1693
Track Number: 1
Archive ID: T1693R01
Note: Text: gazel of poet Soib. "Ufar" is a tune with dance rhythm. Ner'ë Aminov (1916-1996), khafiz (folksinger and narrator of the lyrical epos). Shokhnazar Sokhibov (1903-1973), khafiz. Fazliddin Shakhobov (1911-1974), khafiz. Original note: "Singers Mr. Aminov, Mr. Sokhibov, and Mr. Shakhobov accompanied on two lutes & gidgak."
Belongs to: Radio Moscow – Tajik 8/64
About the session: These are dubs made by Alan Lomax from the archives of Radio Moscow. Original collector(s) unknown.
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