Uzbekistan-The Art of Doston Narration in Uzbekistan

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In the art of bakhshi apprentices learn the way of performance master of bakhshi. We are four brothers in the family and all of us engaged in bakhshi art. This art is passed on from my father. Abdumurod bakhshi adopted playing of dombra in various melodies. The character and behavior of my father passed on to my little brother Bakhodir. My second junior brother Bakhrom adopted from father figure, voice and way of performance. Bakhshi without apprentice is like tree without fruit. My father had 32 apprentices. Upbringing of apprentices in the Art of bakshi is very complicated work. Apprentice should be together with master during 5-6 years and work with him in order to study doston performance. Bakhshi always should be in creativity and unanimous with the time. Following this persuasion I created doston “Temur and Boyazid”. Now I want to perform one part of this doston. It is our duty to transferour heritage to the next generation in beautiful and attractive way.
The art of Bakhshi is the art that transfers from generation to generation. Our father was famous Qodir bakhshi.
Bakhshi is a person who sings songs learned from others. Our 7 generations were poets. Thus, our ancestors composed poems and sang these poems themselves.
Uygun Bakhshi from Kashkadarya is singing.
My name is Shoberdi Boltayev. My father was a great bakhshi. One day when I was young I touched my father’s dombira. When he explored about it my father asked my mother. Then my mother said: “It is great that one of our children is interested in epic performing”. Therefore, my master is my father. Now I want to play one of dombras of my father.

When I was 12-14 years old my father started teaching me to play the dombra. Fortune smiled on me and I became student of Termiz State University. I acquired skills of epic performance from master Qoshoq bakhshi in the university. Tomorrow is 75thanniversary of his birthday. Contest of the bakhshi will be organized during this jubilee. I learned from my master all secrets of doston performance. But I learned playing dombra from my father. This year is 40 years since I devoted myself to bakhshi art. Because of this art I traveled to European and Asia-Pacific countries. Karl Rayhen, professor of the Bonn University, visited Uzbekistan in 2002 in order to carry out research studies on Nurali doston. He lived in Uzbekistan during 2 years and learned Uzbek language very well. During his study prof. Rayhen has interested in number one Uzbek bakhshi and asked folklore specialists Tura Mirzayev and Jabbor Eshonqul. Then they showed me as a number one bakhshi in Uzbekistan. Prof. Rayhen took our Nurali doston to his country and published it in German language. He invited us to Germany to attend presentation of this Epic.
Bakhshichilik is the art that we inherited from our ancestors. At present time this art is one of the unique masterpieces. Two schools of Epic tellers were in the past. One school was founded by Ergash Juman in Qoshirobod District of Samarkand Province. Second one is established by Sherna bakhshi in Sherabod District of Surkhandarya Province. Sherna bakhshi was unique among epic tellers. But we try to be his followers. Now I want to list some legendary bakhshis who already passed away: Kholyor bakhshi, Normurod bakhshi, Qoshoq bakhshi, Mardonaqul bakshi, Ulash bakhshi, Toshmat bakhshi. Bakhshi during presentation of his art to people first he should possess the audience with his skillfully playing dombra. Then audience will give all attention to you
If you play new melody to every part of the epic then you will attract attention of audience. So, bakhshi could possess the hearts of the people. Now, I will play the song.
I am Azam bakhshi. It is more than four years since I have become apprentice. I want to play small part of Alpomish epic.
My name is Roziqul bakhshi. I learned selected songs and epics. I will song a couplet from Nurali Epic.
I am Nurbek Bakhshi. It is one year since I am interested in epic song singing. Now I am going to perform the song that I have learned from my master Shodiberdi bakhshi.
I am Norbek bakhshi, the son of Bola bakhshi. I would like to sing the epic “Bazurgon and Gurogli”. i.e. conversation of Gurogli and the king Bazurgon.
If one nation does not have long history then it does not have bakhshi and oral expressions, and dostons and secrets.
The ancient method of melody performance is preserved in Kashkadarya and Surkhandarya. I appreciate it very much. This art was flourished very much during Bola bakhshi in Khorezm. There are solo performers of epics. Since the Bola bakhshi period bakhshi are performed epics in accompaniment of doira player. So, solo performance is transferred to ensemble. Also bakhshi performed epics with dutor (two stringed musical instruments).

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