zhyrau

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epic storyteller oral poet performing artist traditional Kazakh bard

A zhyrau is a traditional Kazakh bard and oral poet who recites and improvises epic tales, often accompanied by music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epic storyteller ⓘ
oral poet ⓘ
performing artist ⓘ
traditional Kazakh bard ⓘ
associatedWithGenre Kazakh epic ⓘ
batyr epics ⓘ
heroic epics ⓘ
lyrical-epic songs ⓘ
belongsToTradition Turkic bardic tradition ⓘ
culturalFunction preservation of collective memory ⓘ
transmission of ethical norms ⓘ
transmission of history ⓘ
hasDomain Central Asian steppe culture ⓘ
Kazakh culture ⓘ
Kazakh oral literature ⓘ
isAccompaniedBy dombra ⓘ
music ⓘ
traditional Kazakh instruments ⓘ
knowledgeArea customary law ⓘ
genealogies ⓘ
proverbs and sayings ⓘ
tribal histories ⓘ
language Kazakh language NERFINISHED ⓘ
performanceContext ceremonies ⓘ
festivals ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ
war councils (historically) ⓘ
performs didactic songs ⓘ
epic tales ⓘ
historical narratives ⓘ
laments ⓘ
praise songs ⓘ
practices improvisation ⓘ
oral poetry ⓘ
relatedOccupation akyn ⓘ
bakhshi ⓘ
roleInSociety advisor to community leaders ⓘ
custodian of oral tradition ⓘ
historian ⓘ
moral teacher ⓘ
status respected figure in nomadic communities ⓘ
technique formulaic expressions ⓘ
improvised composition ⓘ
melodic recitation ⓘ
timeDepth pre-modern Kazakh society ⓘ
transmissionMode master-apprentice training ⓘ
usesMedium chant ⓘ
spoken word ⓘ

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epic of Koblandy Batyr → performedBy → zhyrau ⓘ
subject surface form: Epic of Koblandy Batyr