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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Kazybek Akyn statue, Naryn, Kyrgyzstan.jpg|thumb|200px|Statue of Kazybek Aqyn in [[Naryn]], [[Kyrgyzstan]]]]<br /> '''Akyn'''s or '''aqyn'''s ({{lang-kk|ақын}}, {{IPA-kk|ɑqə́n|}}, {{lang-ky|акын}}, {{IPA-ky|ɑqɯ́n|}}; both transcribed as ''aqın'' or ''اقىن'') are [[Improvisation|improvising]] [[poets]] and [[singers]] in the [[Kazakh culture|Kazakh]] and [[Culture of Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyz culture]]s. Akyns are different from the [[zhirau]]s or [[manaschy]]s, who are song performers or [[Epic poetry|epic]] storytellers.<br /> <br /> In [[aytys]], akyns improvise in the form of a song-like [[recitative]], usually to the [[accompaniment]] of a [[dombra]] (among [[Kazakhs]]) or a [[qomuz]] (among [[Kyrgyz people|Kyrgyz]]). Considering the [[nomad]]ic lifestyle and [[illiteracy]] of most of the [[rural]] population in [[Central Asia]] in pre-[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] times, akyns played an important role in terms of expressing people's thoughts and feelings, exposing social vices, and glorifying heroes.<br /> <br /> Modern [[akyn]]s may also publish their original lyrics and poetry.<br /> <br /> == Literature ==<br /> *Nurmakhan, Zhanash: Kazaktyn 5000 akyn-zhyrauy. Almaty 2008. ISBN 9965-742-70-7 (In Kazakh)<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Kazakh music]]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://aton.ttu.edu/turkishlist.asp &quot;Alpamysh&quot;] at the [[Uysal-Walker Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative]], Texas Tech University<br /> *[http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/paksoy-1/ Central Asian Identity Under Russian Rule]<br /> <br /> {{UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity|state=collapsed}}<br /> {{UNESCO Oral and Intangible music}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Kazakhstani culture]]<br /> [[Category:Kyrgyz-language literature]]<br /> [[Category:Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Kazakhstan-stub}}<br /> {{Kyrgyzstan-stub}}<br /> {{culture-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[ky:Акын]]</div>

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