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Hakulash means "lame man move". At the beginning it was a joke and comedy dance to make the viewers laugh, but with time it became part of the Circassian repertoire; its leg moves look like lame moves but the dance is a fast dance.


Lisa H P- Gaming Hakulash

Kuşha Doğan - Qayserıjım yı İstasyonır

ЛЫГЪОТХ ЗЭФАК1У - Руслан Барчо

Черим Нахушев Хъуапсэ и псэ

Στο πα και στο ξαναλέω Furtuna Girit Türküsü ( Natassa Mpofiliou - Sto Pa Kai Sto Ksanaleo )

Нэхущ Чэрим - Хэхэс Пщащэ

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HRAG - HAYEROV

Къайсэр истасион

Рената Бесланеева - Си Вася Къафэ

Alan Shawdjan is a Circassian repatriate from Syria, a descendant of mukhagirs, who had to move from Caucasus during the Russian-Caucassian war in 19 century. The outcome of the war tragic for Circassians, it spilled them all over the world and shattered the whole nation. But everything turned out wi to be interesting results in culture: dissimilar dialekts and styles appeared in the most diasporas.
Globalization reaches them ,too. That is why Turkish, Jordan and Syrian Circassians often copy the manner of variety musicians from Caucasus (more often Kabardinian)

Circassians in the diaspora often romanticize their historical homeland and some perceive their sound as “wrong” and non-authentic. Sometimes the transition to pop style occurs unconsciously.
Therefore, it is important for us that Alan plays exactly in the Syrian style. Yes, he also fell under the influence of fashion and can play the standard “kavkaz”, but this is not about patterns, but diversity.
The Circassians of Syria were kept apart from the Arab musical tradition: few people use oud or daf - only some exceptions. Most of the tunes are not Arabic, but Circassian. But oriental melody is heard in all the “original” material. If Circassian music for harmony and accordion from other regions is primarily accompaniment to a song or dance, while the “Syrians” play all the melodies meditatively. Perhaps this is more music for listening than for folk parties. Here you can draw analogies with maquam music of the East, but so far these are our superficial impressions.
Alan’s approach is also interesting. He is not an old man who preserves traditions, but a young enthusiastic musician playing for pleasure. He heard most of the tunes during the traditional parties, but more often from the playlist on the phone. He just listened and played. Shawdjan did not go into the context of Circassian music, he is not even sure about the names of the melodies (that is why they were published by untitled tracks). However, he knows a lot of material and easily improvises in the traditional framework.
We recorded Alan at Timur Kodzoko’s home, in a room with terrible acoustics, but an amazing atmosphere.

Alan Shawdjan - accordion
Beabars Appesh - vocals and percussion

Sound recording: Timur Kodzoko
Cover photo: Mitya Lyalin
Cover art: Milana Khalilova
Notes: Bulat Khalilov
Recorded in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia,
04.2020

Alan Shawdjan - Quarantine Sessions

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Hafızamda kalan kafkas melodilerine klavyemden ulaşmaya çalışıyorum. Midi klavye FL studio kullanıyorum .                                                                                                   Memory I'm trying to get my keyboard to tune the rest Caucasian. I'm using FL Studio and  midi keyboard.
Я заинтересован в музыке Кавказа. Я использую миди клавиатуру.

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