UZBEKISTAN: Music Concert

Karnay and surnay are two very similar, but at the same time different Uzbek instruments.
Surnay has been considered the closest relative of the Caucasian zurna since ancient times. Due to its rare and strong sound, surnay has become one of the main national musical instruments.
Karnay is a long copper pipe made up of two or three elbows. Strictly speaking, it is not even a musical instrument, but a signal one. It is difficult to mistake the sounds of karnay for anything else as after having heard it once, you can recognize it from thousands of other sounds.
Karnay and surnay are widely used together in various national celebrations, including wedding ceremonies and the birth of a child.
The art of maqom is a unique phenomenon of the artistic singing culture of the peoples of the Middle East, which originates in ancient pre-Islamic roots and its formation and development are associated with the era of the "Eastern Renaissance".
The famous "Shodiyona" ensemble and the maqomist Khushnud Solijonov will demonstrate together the beauty of the traditional musical culture of Uzbekistan.