Metallica - Fight Fire With Fire

KAYRAK (Uzbek; Taj. - Kairok) - stone castanets. Consist of 4 flat oblong stones dl. 120-150 mm, width 50-70 mm, polished natures. way (in mountain streams). During the game, they hold 2 stones in each hand (one is slightly thinner than the other) and tap them, squeezing and unclenching palms, shaking hands. A skilled performer can beat complex rhythms (usuli) with K.'s help. K. was used to accompany dances, performances of tightrope walkers and walkers. In the past it was significantly common; in the beginning. 20 centuryexisted in Bukhara, Tashkent, Ferghana region. Introduced into the orchestra of Nar. Uzb tools. SSR. In the people practice is rare.