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Tracklist

1	Love song performed by the man
2	I miss my love performed by the man
3	Beautiful eyes performed by the woman
4	Missing performed by the woman
5	AY IKESSE or improvised responding singing performed by Aken man and woman, each Aken has his/her own dongbra
6	Golden bowl performed by the woman
7	Wild strawberry performed by the woman
8	Song for friends performed by the man
9	I miss the old times performed by the man
10	Nice girl performed by the man
11	The pine trees performed by the woman
12	AY IKESSE or improvised responding singing performed by Aken man and woman, each Aken has his/her own dongbra

Credits

• Performed by – Ashimunur Kurmanjiang, Kanjiali Mu Tasten (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12)
• Recorded By – Laurent Jeanneau (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12), Shi Tanding

Notes

Ili (Yining) is a kazak autonomous region, in Ili prefecture live more than a million Kazak people, ranking second largest ethnic group after the Hans. This north western part of Xinjiang is considered kazak ever since kazak existed, but in contact with lots of other proto turkish ethnic groups. like the Uyghurs with whom they share a lot linguistically and the Mongols who used the same kind of housing system and the same passion for horses.

On this cd you can listen to AKEN or poet musicians, 2 dongbra ( a 2 stringed plucked instrument) players and singers, the man is called KANJIALI MU TASTEN, the woman is called ASHIMUNUR KURMANJIANG, they are both from Chapchar, outside of Ili town

RECORDED IN CHAPCHAR ILI XINJIANG CHINA IN MAY 2009 BY LAURENT JEANNEAU AND SHI TANDING
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