STORYTELLER  

STORYTELLER  is  a  person  who  tells narratives, ethnic epic songs, he is a folklore medium. S. could create variations, their own interpretations of the stories according to their skills, peculiarities of the narrative, place and time  of  telling.  S.  often  played  doumbyra, kuray or kubyz while telling the story. There are universal S. (K.K. Almukhametov, Gabit-sesen, etc.) and S. preferring a particular genre: bayt, song, fairytale, etc. Many S. are improvisors (M.A. Burangulov, S.S. Gabdiev, K.G. Ishmurzin, V.F. Kulumbetov, etc.).