Jumyr-Kylysh is the debut (and thus far, only) studio release from the all-instrumental Turkic/Kazakh folkband Ulytau, which hails from the Ulytau District in Kazakhstan. The album features modern, metal-based interpretations and arrangements of pieces by composers such as Vivaldi, Bach and Mozart, but keeps the emphasis on the Kazakh folk tradition; to that end, there are also arrangements of pieces from composers such as Makhambet Utemisov and Qurmangazy Sagyrbaiuly.

Track listing Source:Track Listing at discogs; retrieved 12-3-19

"Adai" (Qurmangazy Sagyrbaiuly) 3:12 "Winter (Four Seasons)" (Vivaldi) 3:56 "Kurishiler" (I. Iskakov) 3:29 "Jumyr-Kylysh" (Makhambet Utemisov) 5:04 "Toccata and Fugue" (Bach) 4:15 "Ata Tolaguy" (Nurgisa Tilendiev) 4:11 "Turkish March" (Mozart) 4:11 "Yapyr-Ai" (Kazakh traditional folk song) 3:49 "Teriskapai" (Shalmyrza) 4:03 "Kokil" (Kazangap Tlepbergenovich) 3:36 Note: The liner notes contain a/an "Project Author"; this person goes by the name of Kydyrali Bolmanod.

Personnel Maxim Kilchigin: Electric Guitar Erjan Alimbetov: Dombra Roman Adonin: Keyboards Evgeny Sizov: Bass Nurgaisha Sadvakasova: Violin Igor Djavad-Zade: Drums

Production Arranged and Directed by Tabriz Shakhidi Produced by Tim Palmer and Maxim Kilchigin Recorded by Slava Motliev at Vladimir Osinsky Studios Mixed by Tim Palmer at Paramount Recording Studios Mastered by Leonid Vorobiev at Vladimir Osinsky Studios

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