Aqyn

A Akyn is a poet of the people on the Chinese border of Kyrgyzstan. Akyne quote from the Manas epic and entertain at weddings and other occasions guests with playing a plucked instrument and the recitation of chant.

Akyne also political issues in their repertoire.

Akyn was appointed by UNESCO as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2003 ( Representative since 2008 List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ).