ART AND CULTURE BULLETIN
Articles · 2026/2

TRADITIONS OF THE KARAKALPAK BAKHSHI ART

  • Lola Maxammatdinova – Associate Professor O'teshova Gulayim – teacher Nukus branch of the Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture Nukus branch of the Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.66900/y5x9r223
Keywords

karakalpak folklore, bakhshi art, jiraw, epic poem, epic tradition, kobyz, dutar, masterapprentice, musical heritage, performance style

Abstract

The article analyzes the origins, historical roots, and core traditions of the Karakalpak bakhshi and jiraw art. It examines the musical and poetic nature of the performance, as well as the functional and instrumental differences (kobyz and dutar) between jiraws and bakhshis. Special attention is paid to analyzing the works of prominent folklorist scholars who have studied this unique phenomenon, and the socio-cultural significance of preserving the "ustaz-shakird" (master-apprentice) traditions in the modern world is substantiated

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