The Altai Republic is a region in Russia , composed primarily of ethnic Russians and Altaians . Prominent modern performers include Alexei G. Kalkin , who performs epics like Maadai Kara Ust-Kansky District , Onguday , Kosh-Agach , Ust-Kok , Chemalsky , Shebalino , Gorno-Altaysk , Choysky District , Turachaksk , Ulagansky and Mayminsky Districts .[ 1]
The performance of traditional epics, accompanied by the topshur, is an important part of Altay music. These are usually narrated in a falsetto voice and enunciated in the low bass register. They are pentatonic and include melismatics . Performers include N. Ulagashev , P. Kutshiyak and Deley , while more modern vocalists include Aleksey Kalkin, S. Aetenov , Shunu Yalatov , Tovar Tchetsiyakov , Tanishpai Shinshin .
The most popular traditional musician from Altay may be Nohon Shumarov , from Yaman , a small village in the mountains, who worked in theater in Gorno Altaysk beginning in 1977. He now works at the School of Classical Music , which is the only institution of its kind in the region to teach traditional music. He has performed across Russia and Central Asia, as well as far away as Vietnam , Germany , Latvia , Austria , Slovenia , Switzerland and Lithuania .
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