Overview of the documentary film "The first audio recording of Kazakh music. Road of people"

Kazakh traditional music has been the research object for many scientists from Russia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Japan, United States, and other countries. In 20th century, due to establishment of Soviet power, territory Kazakhstan was closed by foreigners. Simultaneously, such a combination events contributed preserving materials collected before October Socialist Revolution. Therefore, today it is vital World ethnomusicology consider unknown scientific sources. Various foreign archives contain ethnomusicologists about on researchers’ traveler’s expeditions since end XVIII century. Recordings German ethnographer-anthropologist R. Karutz were found in 2016 film crew Interstate TV Radio Company “Mir”, analyzed published doctor Art studies S. I. Utegalieva book” Turkestan collection songs instrumental pieces (1905)”. These recordings prove that there are sources can change opinion historical significance culture Central Asian region. The famous turcologist Efim Rezvan presented records Pushkin Museum St. Petersburg. It turned out original cylinders with authentic currently stored archive Berlin Visual Anthropology Ethnology. This article reviews documentary "Road People: First Audio Recording Music", sheds light possible prospects studying problem music. Today, Phonogram Archive contains samples all over world, first recording dates back 1900. wax Richard kept Department Ethnomusycology, at Ethnological Berlin. well preserved, according its curator Dr. Ricarda Kopal, 16 Turkestan, an area ​​now southern Kazakhstan, which Karuts crossed during his expedition. brought digital copies Almaty further study. international performers, professors doctors sciences: Utegalieva, T. Togzhanov, A. Berdibay (Kazakhstan), Saurova (Karakalpak Autonomous Republic), Abdullaev (Uzbekistan) others involved decipher, analyze, describe evaluate musical artistic content recordings. whole process documented film, worked team professional journalists, script written Timur Sandybaev Askar Alimzhanov, directed Kanat Yessenamanov.