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  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00001365
    Country Uzbekistan
    ICH Domain Performing Arts
    Address
    Fergana Valley, Tashkent, Bukhara, Samarkand regions
Description Katta ashula is a vocal direction, a song genre typical for the Ferghana Valley, in which peculiar style and manner of singing is observed. It is performed by two or more singers in turns and without accompaniment of musical instruments. Katta Ashula is characterized by laconism (in means of expression), expressiveness (in music language), dynamism (in melodic development) and bright emotionality. Its figurative structure (or style) is closely connected to the traditional (classical) poetry of lyrical and philosophical nature. And ghazals of Navoi, Lutfi, Mashrab, Khazini, Muqimi, Furqat, Zavqi, Miskin serve as main poetic texts in this genre. Though, since the XX century the poems of contemporary Uzbek poets (such as Sobir Abdulla, Charkhi, Chusti, Akmal Polat, Khabibi, and others) as well as examples of folk poetry have been widely used. In terms of subject matter katta ashula songs can be divided into love-lyrical, didactic, religious and contemporary ones. The origins of katta ashula genre should be looked for in ancient folk-ritual chants, songs of "praise" (such as marsiya, navkha, ayolgu), agriculture- and labor-related songs with their original combination of recitative-declamatory beginning and chanting; and in distiches of ghazals (ghazalkhonlik), written in aruz prosody. Performance with high-pitched voice, existence of culmination parts, clarity of words for and their impact to the listeners – all these are features of this type of song. Katta ashula has several genres, such as “Yovvoi maqom” (“Yovvoi Ushshoq”, “Yovvoi Chorgoh”),"Yovvoyi asula" ("Yovvoyi Tanovar", "Yovvoyi Munojat"), "Yakkahonlik" ("Ohkim, gulzorim qani topmadim"). Notably, the emergence and development of Katta ashula genre is closely linked with existence of corresponding performance schools, which stand out with their style of interpretation, manner of singing and bearers. From among katta ashula performance schools it is possible to mention Qoqand, Margilan, Andijan, Namangan and Tashkent performance schools.
Social and cultural significance The programme of the Republic of Uzbekistan, “Protection, preservation and popularization of Katta ashula of the Ferghana Valley”, was awarded with a prize (gold medal and diploma) of the Asia/Pacific Cultural Center for UNESCO (ACCU, Japan) as the best practice in protection of ICH. And in 2009, Katta ashula was inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Performance in high tone, existance of great culmination, transmittion of the words to listeners and impressionability is specific for Katta ashula. nThe value of this genre is that it affects the feelings of people through the means of expressiveness, and this impact is natural, non-violent. Influencing the sensual sphere of a person, it stimulates the development of the creative abilities of the person. Nowadays katta ashula traditions are preserved and popularized thanks to scientific (research) and practical measures undertaken by numerous governmental and public organizations. These organizations organize expeditions, carry out scientific researches, publish books and collections, produce audio and video disks, create films and TV programmes, conduct competitions (review competitions among young singers in order to attract attention to katta ashula genre), etc.
Transmission method Bearers of Katta ashula traditions are both folk and professional singers, who mastered relevant knowledge and skills, peculiar singing techniques based on “ustoz-shogird” (“master-apprentice”) traditional learning methodology in Margilan, Qoqand, Andijan, Ferghana and Tashkent in conservatoires, colleges of art and academic lyceums, as well as in the Institute of National Musical Art named after Yunus Rajabi. Nowadays Katta ashula traditions are preserved and popularized thanks to scientific (research) and practical measures undertaken by numerous governmental and public organizations. These organizations organize expeditions, carry out scientific researches, publish books and collections, produce audio and video disks, create films and TV programmes, conduct competitions (review competitions among young singers in order to attract attention to katta ashula genre), etc.
Community National Maqom Centre and branch of culture of the Margilan, Qoqand, Tashkent and other cities, as well as the Institute of National Musical Art named after Yunus Rajabi, musical schools, hobby group in culture centers
Type of UNESCO List Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Incribed year in UNESCO List 2009
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Information source
Republican Scientific-Methodical Center for Organization of Culture Institutions Activity
http://www.folklore.uz

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