The Music Collector Younus Rajabiy

Younus Rajabiy was kind of the Harry Smith of Uzbekistan, a musician, composer and, most of all, a collector of heritage music. He played the ney (flute) and dutar (a two string lute) and published a five volume opus on Uzbek music in 1959. His house in Tashkent is now a museum and teaching center.

Portrait of the Master. "That was a nice note, I need to write it down."

Stuffed living room. Dining room turned into a musical museum.

The Master's desk.

A little bit of a personal look, Rajabiy's doodles. Record records.

There's one diorama, kind of a funky, folky look at what playing the dutar out in the wilderness way back when might have looked like.