Wurouzi Kadier
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of the Kirgiz ethnic group, born in March 1934, a native of Artux City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He is a singer of the epic Manas. From childhood he learned the Kirgiz script and studied the singing of Manas with Manas performers. At the age of twenty-one he was acclaimed as a young manaschi for his outstanding performing talent. Over more than sixty years as a performer he has been able to sing the entire second part of Manas (7,668 lines). His singing is rich in content with vivid characters, dramatic and twisting plots and a strong sense of rhythm. He often sings Manas on occasions such as folk festivals and community gatherings, performing more than twenty times each year, and he enjoys high prestige among his peers.
Honors & Recognition
He is a representative bearer of Manas, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He is devoted to the transmission and dissemination of Manas and has trained a number of outstanding bearers.
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