An introduction to the Kyrgyz epic and its narrators, with references. [English/Russian]

Celebration of the 1000th anniversary.

Article by Iraj Bashiri on the history of the Manas epic and the audience setting, with excerpts.

Introduction to the Kyrgyz epic and the role of the manaschi (narrators), with illustrated excerpts.

Interview with Emal Muldobaiev on the epic and its performers, the manashchi.