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Musical Geographies of Central Asia
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Musical Geographies of Central Asia Theodore Levin Bakhtiyar Amanzhol Saida Daukeyeva Gochag Askarov and Azeri Mugham Performers Gochag Askarov and Azeri Mugham Performers Jamilya Gurbanova, voice, dutar Slide 4 Giovanni de Zorzi, ney style= London Uyghur Ensemble William Sumits, dutar London Uyghur Ensemble

Institute of Musical Research, School of Advanced Study, in collaboration with the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and the Aga Khan Music Initiative, Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Senate House, SOAS Brunei Gallery, London, 16-18 May 2012

Convenors: Saida Daukeyeva (IMR) and Rachel Harris (SOAS)

For centuries, Central Asia has been a crossroads of civilizations, peoples and societies, a land 'in between' East and West and a territory contested by political powers. Its modern history - from imperial and Soviet domination to the emergence of independent nation-states - has witnessed a profound transformation of its political and social geography, calling for a re-evaluation of Central Asia as a region, not least in terms of its expressive cultures and music.

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Conference summaries

Carole Pegg, University of Cambridge

Jennifer C. Post, New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University, Wellington

Bakhtiyar Amanzhol, Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory

Rachel Harris, SOAS, University of London

Giovanni De Zorzi, University "Ca' Foscari" of Venice

Chorshanbe Goibnazarov, Berlin Graduate School of Muslim Cultures and Societies

John Baily, Goldsmiths College, University of London

Veronica Doubleday, Goldsmiths College, University of London

Mutallip Iqbal, School of Humanities, University of Xinjiang

Jamilya Gurbanova, Turkmen National Conservatory

Alla Bayramova, State Museum of Musical Culture of Azerbaijan

Anna C. Oldfield, Coastal Carolina University

Guzel Sayfullina, Kazan State Conservatory

Helen M. Faller, Independent Researcher

Conference podcasts

Keynote address:
Theodore Levin, Dartmouth College, AKMI

Stephanie Bunn, University of St Andrews

Saida Daukeyeva, Institute of Musical Research

Megan M. Rancier, Bowling Green State University

Concert podcasts

Bakhtiyar Amanzhol, sybyzghy, dombyra

Jamilya Gurbanova, voice, dutar

Giovanni De Zorzi, ney

London Uyghur Ensemble

Gochag Askarov and Azeri Mugham Performers

Web content editor: Saida Daukeyeva