Abbos Kosimov (ACTA 2009 Master Artist) Uzbek Doira Solo Improvisation

Abbos Kosimov has been a participant with dancer and apprentice Tara Catherine Pandeya in ACTA’s 2009 Apprenticeship Program in an apprenticeship in Uzbek doira. Their apprenticeship focused on doira rhythms, reinforcing the connection between Uzbek percussion and dance, and allowed Pandeya to develop proficiency in interpreting doira rhythms and understanding Uzbek music composition and improvisation. Trained from age ten with Ustad Tuychi Inagomov, Kosimov is one of few honored artists who have b