Two videos of the incomparable Sadriddin Gulovs and his friend Sultan on traditional instruments of Uzbekistan. Though the video quality may be sub-par, I can attest that the performance itself was second to none.
Tag: Central Asia
Abdullah
As enjoyable as the city of Shakhrisabz itself is the day spent with my driver/guide to, in, and back from the town. Abdullah found me trying to figure out the share-taxi system in Samarkand, and convinced me to ride with him. As the only English-speaker, about my age, with a […]
Fortress Sauran
The Aral Sea Tragedy, in nine Acts.
Aral Sea The city of Aralsk was historically a major fishing port in the Soviet Union. This artwork, in the town’s train station, depicts the citizens of Aralsk shipping off fish to feed the rest of the USSR.
Aksai Gorge
Sale at the Hotan Bazaar
As I wandered around the Big Bazaar in Hotan, Xinjiang province a couple of street (storefront?) musicians were gracious enough to give me the go ahead to film them playing. If I had known my flight would take off a day late, I probably would have stayed around to watch […]