Toi music

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Toi music ( Той ) is a genre of popular folk music originated from Central Asia. This genre of music is popular in countries like Uzbekistan , Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan . [1] [2]

Etymology [ edit ]

The meanings of toi or tой in several Turkic languages are either celebration , gathering , or wedding . This is due to the fact that toi music usually played at social gatherings, where toi musicians usually invited to perform in it. [3]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Trillo, Richard; Duane, Orla; McConnachie, James (1999). World Music: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific . Rough Guides. p.  27 . ISBN   9781858286365 .
  2. ^ Sturman, Janet (26 February 2019). The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture . SAGE Publications. ISBN   9781506353388 .
  3. ^ Provis, Rene (2015). "Shifting social dynamics and economic inequality in the post-Soviet space: Networking and participation in toi among the novyi Kyrgyz" . Economic Anthropology . 2 (2): 371?384. doi : 10.1002/sea2.12037 . ISSN   2330-4847 .