Ulyap Songs : Beyond Circassian Tradition Persepolis in “Politics of Trauma”

in “Politics of Trauma”

Pragmatic and imaginative

Initially from a background of social and medical anthropology

and the artists’ homes

Ulyap Songs : Beyond Circassian Tradition Persepolis in “Politics of Trauma”Ulyap is a village in the Caucasus, where one can find an enormous number of accordion and harmonica players. "Ulyap Songs: Beyond Circassian Tradition" represents an attempt to document ancient bards' chants and their entanglement with popular rural heritage as well as post Soviet culture during modern times, through a critical prism. Interacting with a rich book on the subject, this issue reflects on a music phenomenon involving talented female and