Hamdam Zakirov

Poet and record collector, living in Helsinki. He is one of the authors belonging to the renowned Ferghana school of poetry, whose poems have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Hamdam has been performing as a DJ and taking part in various events and festivals in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Germany, and Israel since 2016. He records mixes that feature Soviet grooves and hosts a podcast dedicated to popular Uzbek music.

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Notes on the History of Central Asian Jazz. Part 3

Hamdam Zakirov on the Turkmenian scene and the legacy of Fergana festival

Notes on the History of Central Asian Jazz. Part 2

Hamdam Zakirov on the legendary bands Boomerang and Sato

Notes on the History of Central Asian Jazz

The first in a series of Hamdam Zakirov’s recollections of the Fergana Jazz Festival