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episodes by heart and begin to perform the traditional episodes of the epic using
some formulaic and highly artistic lines.
Chala manaschi is the second stage. In
general, the young
manaschi in this stage has already learned some classical epi-
sodes of the epic by heart and perform them in the way of his teacher without any
changes and addition. Although they just perform the traditional episodes, but this
is very important for popularizing the epic. For they constitute the biggest group of
the
manaschis and usually perform the most popular and classical passages. Only
a few talented could go to next stage, and starting to create their own variant. All
the great master of the epic has to surpass this stage and go to the next, the stage
that he could perform the traditional parts of the epic.
Chinigi manaschi is a higher
level of the profession. The
manaschis in this stage are familiar with the relationship
between the heroes and heroin, the structure of the epic and know all the events of
the epic from beginning to the end. When performing to the audience, they try to
create their own variant. The
manaschis in highest stage are called
choŋ manaschi.
They are the most talented performer of the epic. They are not only the great master
of the epic and perform the epic through day and night, but also created their now
variants which are especially popular in the area they live. They contain very small
number of the profession and have number of pupils from younger generation. The
four great
manaschis in Akchi that we have given a brief introduction above, as well
as Saginbay Orozbak from Kyrgyzstan and Eshmat Manbetjusup from China in this
stage. Jusup Mamay maybe the only
one and the last one
manschi in this stage today.
For the
manaschis in Akchi county, in addition to above mentioned four famous
manaschis, we can list other 44 members (including the
manaschis alive and the
members who have already passed away), and we will do some statistical analyses
by dividing them into groups.
(1)
depend on the dates of their birth:
There are three of them were born in 19 century; four of them in 1900-1910; six
of them in 1910-1920; fourteen of them in 1920-1930; in 1930-1940 four; in 1940-
1950 three; in 1950-1960 two; in 1960-1970 three, and there are fi ve of them was
born after the 1970s.
For the group of
manaschis who was born before 1930s, although the number is
comparatively big, but most of them have already passed away, and only two, Jusup
Mamay and Jumale Nurale (1927) are alive. Though very old, they have some times
still giving a short performance to the audiences today. Group of
manaschis who
were born in between 1940 and 1950s are only three, of small quantity, and most
of them have died. Manbetale Alaman, born in 1941, and Mutallip Kurmanale in
1945 are maybe the most active and popular ones in this group today. The former’s
repertory include the most traditional cantos of the fi rst part, second part and fi fth
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