Woman Kyrgyz singer records amazing version of a traditionally male-voiced poem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe7-MYliEzM

Gulzada Ryskulova's musical version of the Manas epic -- a folkloric tale usually recited by Kyrgyz men -- is nothing short of amazing, as is the tale itself, which was preserved through furtive oral tradition during the Soviet era, in which it was suppressed. (more")