Month: March 2015

  • Musical Instruments of Central Asia: The Doira

    Musical Instruments of Central Asia: The Doira

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    by

    Zulya Rajabova
    in

    Who can resist the fascination of watching a skillful drummer at work? Certainly not me and my toes were tapping and hands clapping along when I recently had the opportunity to meet one of the legendary masters of the Uzbekistan doira, Abbos Kosimov.The doira is known as one of the oldest percussive instruments in Central…