Keith Howard is Associate Dean Research, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney and Professor of Music, SOAS, University of London. Previously, he was Director of the AHRC Research Centre for Cross-Cultural Music and Dance Performance.

• List of Illustrations; CD Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; PART I: Episodes from the Manas; 1 Manas is born; 2 The marriage of Manas to Kanıkey is arranged; 3 The Great Battle; 4 Semetey’s childhood; 5Semetey returns to Talas; 6 The marriage of Semetey; 7 Semetey takes revenge for the death of his father, Manas; PART II: 1 Oral epic poetry and the Manas; 2 The Kyrgyz Manas: recorded, performed and studied; 3 The manasči, Saparbek Kasmambetov; References; Index

Keith Howard is Associate Dean Research, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney and Professor of Music, SOAS, University of London. Previously, he was Director of the AHRC Research Centre for Cross-Cultural Music and Dance Performance.

• List of Illustrations; CD Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; PART I: Episodes from the Manas; 1 Manas is born; 2 The marriage of Manas to Kanıkey is arranged; 3 The Great Battle; 4 Semetey’s childhood; 5Semetey returns to Talas; 6 The marriage of Semetey; 7 Semetey takes revenge for the death of his father, Manas; PART II: 1 Oral epic poetry and the Manas; 2 The Kyrgyz Manas: recorded, performed and studied; 3 The manasči, Saparbek Kasmambetov; References; Index

Keith Howard is Associate Dean Research, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney and Professor of Music, SOAS, University of London. Previously, he was Director of the AHRC Research Centre for Cross-Cultural Music and Dance Performance.

• List of Illustrations; CD Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; PART I: Episodes from the Manas; 1 Manas is born; 2 The marriage of Manas to Kanıkey is arranged; 3 The Great Battle; 4 Semetey’s childhood; 5Semetey returns to Talas; 6 The marriage of Semetey; 7 Semetey takes revenge for the death of his father, Manas; PART II: 1 Oral epic poetry and the Manas; 2 The Kyrgyz Manas: recorded, performed and studied; 3 The manasči, Saparbek Kasmambetov; References; Index