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	Turkmenistan
		Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1925.
		Turkmenistan has taken a cautious approach to economic reform, hoping to use gas and cotton sales to sustain its inefficient economy.
		Between 1998 and 2002, Turkmenistan has suffered from the continued lack of adequate export routes for natural gas and from obligations on extensive short-term external debt.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/t/tu/turkmenistan.html (470 words)

	Music of Turkmenistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Important musical traditions in Turkmen music include travelling singers and shamans called bakshy, who act as healers and magicians and sing either a cappella or with instruments such as the two-stringed lute called dutar.
		Turkmenistan's national poet is Magtumguly Feraghy, from the 18th century, who wrong four line qoshunk lyrics.
		As a Soviet Republic, Turkmenistan's national anthem was "Turkmenistan", composed by Veli Mukhatov with words by Aman Kekilov.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Turkmenistan (283 words)

	Welcome
		Turkmenistan has border in the north with Kazakhstan, in the east and north-east with Uzbekistan in the south with Iran and in the south-east with Afghanistan.
		Turkmenistan is a democratic, lawbased and secular state, which wields supreme and full authority on its territory and independently pursues domestic and foreign policies.
		Turkmenistan is an equal subject of the world community, adheres in foreign policy to the principles of peaceful coexistence, renunciation of the use of force and noninterference in the internal affairs of other states, mutually advantageous development of relations, good neighbourliness, the strengthening of friendship.
	www.turkmens.com /Turkmenistan.html (2958 words)

	Turkmenistan Flag,Turkmenistan Map, Turkmenistan Culture : SphereInfo.com
		Turkmenistan, officially Republic of Turkmenistan, republic in Central Asia, bordered on the north by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, on the east by Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, on the south by Afghanistan and Iran, and on the west by the Caspian Sea.
		Turkmenistan is the southernmost of the former Soviet republics.
		Turkmenistan was limited to exporting gas to its impoverished central Asian neighbors, who were unable to pay their bills.
	www.sphereinfo.com /turkmenistan (1937 words)

	Music in Afghanistan before the war
		The music is based on the rags (melodic modes) and tals (metrical cycles) of the Indian music, but has some distinct features, notably the repetitive use of fast instrumental sections interpolated between units of text; a characteristic which can be linked to Pashtun music.
		The original music of mixed :Pashtun-Tajik areas near Kabul (such as Parwan) provided the models on which the new popular music broadcast by the radio station was built, bringing together Dari (Afghan Persians) or Pashto texts, the Pasthun musical style, and northern Indian theory and terminology.
		The development of Afghan popular music took place with the assistance of master musicians (Ustads), descendants of Indian's court musicians, whose knowledge of Indian music theory and terminology and high standards of performance were important for organizing small ensembles and large orchestras at the radio station.
	www.mikalina.com /Texts/music-afghanistan.htm (2123 words)

	Kazakh Adoptive Families: Music
		It is mainly a vocal music, sung by men, the bakhshy, who accompany themselves with a lute, the dutâr, and/or a fiddle (the ghidjak).
		In Turkmenistan, the term "bakhshy" is of Mongolian origin and designates the singer, the musician, and the storyteller, and they are professionals with a particular status; their training can last more than ten years.
		The music on Rough Guide to the Music of Central Asia ranges from the classical traditions of the region, as hailing from Samarkand and Tashkent, to modern hard rock, as well as all points on the spectrum between the extremes.
	kazakhadoptivefamilies.com /music2.html (2956 words)

	Taxi Drivers from Turkmenistan, Recorded Music Being Banned, Bullshit Protectors, and The Drink. \| Music For America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Anyway, the Cabbie was from Turkmenistan and he came over in the 1980's.
		I guess the one good thing I have to say for their asshat of a President for life, is that he realizes the power music can have, even if it's not political in nature.
		Do the Turkmenistan people have to change the face on every clock and watch and not to mention all the currency and every other thing that has this guy's mug on it.
	www.musicforamerica.org /node/83901 (1049 words)

	Central Asia in Words and Pictures
		Music groups like the Kaboul Ensemble (based in Paris, like so many Afghan musicians who fled the country in the 90s) have begun touring the world, and records are starting to emerge from this country after a long hiatus.
		In some ways, Afghanistan is a microcosm of all the different musics of Islamic Asia: the classical pieces of Transoxiana (modern-day Uzbekistan and Tajikistan), the love and spiritual poetry of India and Pakistan, the folk music of Turkmenistan, and a host of other styles from a host of other cultures.
		No matter what the subject of the music is or the proficiency of the performers or the location of the performance (be it a home, a teahouse, a hose race, or a wedding), the same instruments dominate Afghan music.
	www.hauntedink.com /almaty/photos1.html (708 words)

	Turkmenistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The October Revolution of 1917 in Russia and subsequent political unrest led to the declaration of the area as the Turkmen SSR, one of the six republics of the Soviet Union in 1924, assuming the borders of modern Turkmenistan.
		The politics of Turkmenistan take place in the framework of a presidential republic, with the President both head of state and head of government.
		Between 1998 and 2002, Turkmenistan suffered from the continued lack of adequate export routes for natural gas and from obligations on extensive short-term external debt.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turkmenistan (2371 words)

	turkmenistan.neweurasia.net » Andy Kershaw in Turkmenistan
		Music, I should imagine, that is unheard by many Western ears.
		Kershaw’s radio documentary offers a realistic example of the difficulties facing a westerner travelling in Turkmenistan, let alone a BBC documentary maker, as his programme was organised by the government, he is minded at all times, and is advised not to leave the hotel in the evening.
		It is of course difficult for them as modern music tends to be illegal and considered ‘un Turkmen’ by the president.
	turkmenistan.neweurasia.net /?p=62 (403 words)

	BBC - Radio 3 - World Music - On Location Turkmenistan
		Turkmenistan is a curious, little-visited place where the months of the year are named after the President's family, beards are illegal, and there's a public holiday for the honeydew melon.
		Andy substitutes his traditional seasonal fare for a glass of Presidential Vodka, a Christmas kebab, and a generous helping of Turkmen national folk music, in the first British documentary made inside one of the world's most autocratic states.
		Music from a Music Video TV channel playing in the background during a link recorded in a bar.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio3/worldmusic/onlocation/turkmen.shtml (357 words)

	Welcome
		Dunyagozel (or Dunya) Nurmammedova was born in 1985, 23 of January in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
		She was being her primary education in Ankara at the school of Dr. Reshit Galip and continued it at the METU (Middle East Technical University) College in Ankara.
		I listened to Dunya Nurmammedova for the first time at the concert she gave on May 23,2000 and was very impressed by not only her musical performance but also by the compositions of this young talent.
	www.turkmens.com /musiclist.html (1354 words)

	Central Asian and Caucasian Music
		Music of the Dancing Boys: Music of the Sultans, Sufis and Seraglio vol.
		Sultan Composers: Music of the Sultans, Sufis and Seraglio vol.
		The Islamic Music of the Sect of Bektasi: Hymns of the Sacred Koran
	www.library.georgetown.edu /dept/collect/lists/central_asian_music.htm (1476 words)

	Top20Turkmenistan.com - Your Top20 Guide to Turkmenistan! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Turkmenistan, formerly known as the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic is a country in Central Asia.
		Turkmenistan is dominated by an all-pervasive cult of personality extolling President Niyazov as Turkmenbashi ("Leader of all Turkmen").
		Foreign companies seeking Turkmenistan's vast natural gas resources have had to cooperate with Niyazov since he also controls access to the natural resources.
	www.top20turkmenistan.com (1205 words)

	The Blogmenbashi
		Mr Niyazov, Turkmenistan's "president for life" whom correspondents say is at the focus of a flourishing personality cult, wrote the Ruhnama as a moral guide to his six million people.
		Wilson also commented that all the EU members were supporting Turkmenistan to work on the components to move toward ratification of PCA and they had expressed willingness to fund this activity where necessary.
		Turkmenistan is also interested to expand its cooperation with the EU in the field of education, especially the vocational training.
	blogmenbashi.blogspot.com (2051 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Turkmenistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He describes Turkmenistan Airlines as being "not as bad as advertisted," which is just the...
		The territory of Turkmenistan has a long and chequered history, as armies from one empire to another decamped on their way to more prosperous territories.
		Muslims in Turkmenistan are of the Sunni faith, and do not share the Islamic fundamentalism of their neighbors in......
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/turkmenistan (1768 words)

	World Music CDs
		Chinese music of the Han and the Uighurs.
		Music in the ragas Kannada, Kalyanavasanta, Natakuranji, Ranjani, Des.
		Music of Indonesia 3: music from the outskirts of Jakarta: Gambang Kromong.
	www.lib.umd.edu /UMCP/MUSIC/WORLDMUS.HTM (638 words)

	Freemuse: Turkmenistan: Ban on recorded music in all public places
		Turkmenistan's president Saparmurat Niyazov has banned the playing of recorded music at all public events, on television and at weddings, saying he wants to protect Turkmen culture.
		The president was quoted by the newspaper as saying the move aimed to "protect true culture, including the musical and singing traditions of the Turkmen people".
		Turkmenistan is among the world's most repressive regimes, states new report on freedom of expression from Reporters Without Borders
	www.freemuse.org /sw10142.asp (222 words)

	TURKMENISTAN: All Interesting Facts and Information
		Many young people of Turkmenistan visited France within the framework of the programmes on cultural and scientific exchange either to receive higher education in economy, international law and modern technologies or to attend the extension courses for the French teachers.
		MSF cooperated fruitfully with the ministry of public health services and medical industry of Turkmenistan on implementation of DOTS strategy for treatment of tuberculosis, as approved by the WHO, and it has promoted the acceptance of new national policy of Turkmenistan on treatment of tuberculosis from the beginning of this year.
		MSF is also very grateful for close cooperation of various ministries and departments of Turkmenistan in transportation of humanitarian aid cargo and movement of international staff of MSF through the territory of Turkmenistan for the support of humanitarian programmes of MSF in Afghanistan.
	countryturkmenistan.tripod.com /index.blog?from=20050728 (2457 words)

	turkmenistan.neweurasia.net » Murad, a Turkmen Musician
		Following the Central Asian film and music festival in Prague, I spoke to Murad Rakhimov (on the photo), a Turkmen dutar (national two string instrument) musician and member of “Silk Road Band” comprised of Central Asian and Afghani musicians in Prague.
		Each region in Turkmenistan is famous for its own style of music and traditional teachers try to stick to theirs and thus preserve local traditions of playing.
		In addition to music, Murad is fond of poetry – he was writing himself and volunteered as a leader of a local regional Union for young writers.
	turkmenistan.neweurasia.net /?p=155 (874 words)

	Music 4 Games -- The Future of Rock n' Roll & Interactive Entertainment. Est. 1999.
		We decided early on that having more music that sounds like it comes from inside Agent 47âs head (like in Hitman: Contracts) was better than having music for all the different locations as we did in Hitman 2.
		Being surprised by creative choices made in film music is one of my favorite aspects of composing and I want to add this kind of creative, really heavy-duty composing techniques to games.
		The music fits the game AND the music will help the game stand out from other games in the same genre by creating a unique atmosphere in a game that perhaps is not so original and unique.
	www.music4games.net /Features_Display.aspx?id=93 (1563 words)

	World Music Discography
		Folk music of Cyprus: traditional songs and dances of the Greek, Turkish and Maronite communities.
		See also: Hungarian folk music in the United States; Folksongs of Eastern Europe; The Gypsies are playing; authentic gypsy music performed by Hungarian gypsies; Gypsy folk songs from Hungary.
		The Diaphonic music of the Island of Krk, Yugoslavia.
	libweb.uoregon.edu /music/Discographies/worlddisco/worldiscoeur.html (5164 words)

	Гундогар :: Turkmenistan bans recorded music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov has banned the playing of recorded music at all public events, on television and at weddings.
		It banned sound recordings "at musical performances on state holidays, in broadcasts by Turkmen television channels, at all cultural events organised by state...
		Pictures of the president adorn public buildings and his book - intended as a moral and spiritual guide - is compulsory reading throughout Turkmenistan.
	www.gundogar.org /?0220042111000000000000011000000 (379 words)

	Central Asia, including Armenia, Tuva, Russia
		The Tuvan group plays traditional music and strives to "show the musical colors of different times in Tuva" by using their imagination to recreate Tuvan music that was never recorded.
		Here is the music of Turkmenistan, played by a group of thirty-something musicians from "The City Of Love," Ashkabad.
		The music of the duduk of Armenia has become familiar to many through the many recordings of Djivan Gasparyan in the last decade.
	www.rootsworld.com /rw/feature/asia-central.html (1142 words)

	Music 4 Games -- The Future of Rock n' Roll & Interactive Entertainment. Est. 1999.
		Music 4 Games -- The Future of Rock n' Roll and Interactive Entertainment.
		Original music composed, arranged and produced by Tom Salta.
		Daniel Sadowski discusses his music for the physics-based 3D game.
	music4games.net (223 words)

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	Music For America \| Music and Other Social Causes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		As with anywhere else you send your demo, you want to make sure you are sending it to the right people, or else it will just get thrown away.
		Since this is the case, you don't usually have to be discriminating in which ones you send your music to, but usually local is better.
		The big city paper isn't going to cover your band from the suburbs unless you are playing in the big city, or unless you all saved someone from a burning building or something.
	www.musicforamerica.org /node?from=1420 (1226 words)

	TurkmenistanTours - country profile
		The land that is now Turkmenistan and the Turkmen tribe that lives there has a long and bloody history, including guest appearances from some of history's greatest conquerors such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane as well as both Tsarist and Bolshevik Russia and Imperial Britain;
		ANCIENT HISTORY Parts of what is now Turkmenistan have been inhabited since Mesolithic times, and around 550BC the area began its cycle of being part of whatever empire held sway in the region, first in line were the Zoroastrians under Cyrus the Great.
		In modern Turkmenistan it is now impossible to separate the nation from the leader.
	www.koryogroup.com /turkmenistan/profile.html (329 words)

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