10th October 2016 at SOAS (Brunei Gallery), London WC1.
Part of SOAS Concert Series (free event).
Country: Uzbekistan (United States resident) . Style: Traditional Uzbek.
Lineup: Abbos Kosimov (doyra/riq/qayraq), Sardor Mirzakhojaev (tanbur/rubab/v) and guest: Rashid Shadat (dancer).
Abbos Kosimov is fom Tashkent and moved to the USA in 2005. For this concert he was jioned by two London based Uzbeks. I took photos of Kosimov in 2014 with Zakir Hussain & the Masters of Percussion, see:
www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157646613826923/.
In this photo: Kosimov plays the qayraq, a percussive instrument made of pieces of metal and stone
More information:
abboskosimov.com/,
www.facebook.com/abbos.kosimov.
