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Radio 3,105 mins

Turkmenistan - Christmas in Ashgabat

Andy Kershaw

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Turkmenistan is a curious, little-visited place where the months of the year are named after the President's family, beards are illegal, and there's a public holiday for the honeydew melon. Andy substitutes his traditional seasonal fare for a glass of Presidential Vodka, a Christmas kebab, and a generous helping of Turkmen national folk music, in the first British documentary made inside one of the world's most autocratic states.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Yar Otagynda
    Yar Otagynda
    Amenov Vepa/Rahmanov Guban
  3. 2.
    Menzar
    Menzar
    Chariyar Djumayev
  4. 3.
    Oguzlar
    Oguzlar
    Musicians from the Cultutal Centre of the Oil and Gas Complex of Turkmenistan, led by Hakberdy Allamuradov