Jusup Mamay Explained

Jüsüp Mamay
جۉسۉپ ماماي
Birth Date:18 April 1918
Birth Place:Akqi County, Xinjiang Province, Republic of China
Nationality:Kyrgyz
Citizenship:People's Republic of China
Occupation:Manaschi, bard
Known For:Performing the whole of Manas

Jüsüp Mamay (ky|جۉسۉپ ماماي, Chinese: 居素甫·玛玛宜, April 18, 1918 – June 1, 2014) was a Kyrgyz artist and narrator of the national epic Manas. He was born in Akqi County, Xinjiang Province, Republic of China. Among the Manas performers in the latter half of the 20th century, he was the only one to perform Manas in 8 parts and 230,000 lines.[1]

For his special contribution to the preservation of this epic and other epic works, the Kyrgyz republic awarded him with Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic in 2014.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 郎樱 . “活着的荷马”——居素普·玛玛依及其演唱的《玛纳斯》 . 文史知识 . 2004 . 05 . 74–80.
  2. Web site: Мамлекеттик сыйлыктар, ардактуу наамдар менен сыйланган адамдардын ээлери Кыргыз Республикасынын Президентинин жарлыктарына ылайык көрсөтүлүшкөн. nagrada.srs.kg. 2024-10-30.