{"id":163314,"date":"2026-08-08T10:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/interviews-panm360\/orientalys-2026-alex-iskandar-interview-komuz-instrument-concert-kirghiz-montreal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:58:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:58:42","slug":"orientalys-2026-alex-iskandar-interview-komuz-instrument-concert-kirghiz-montreal","status":"publish","type":"interviews","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/interviews-panm360\/orientalys-2026-alex-iskandar-interview-komuz-instrument-concert-kirghiz-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Orientalys 2026 | Alex Iskandar: Ambassador of Central Asian Traditions in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Alex Iskandar has Kyrgyz origins (among others). For a few years now, he has been promoting the musical traditions of Central Asia with his instrument, the komuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We talk with him about this music, his instrument, and his upcoming concert at the Orientalys Festival 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festivalorientalys.com\/en\/program\"><strong>PROGRAMMING OF THE ORIENTALYS 2026 FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"INTERVIEW - Alex Iskandar - Orientalys 2026 - Tradition kirghizes - Montr\u00e9al\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lOYndYHrtG4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Iskandar has Kyrgyz origins (among others). 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