People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic Shaabay Azizov (born 1927) inherited the storytelling tradition from his father, as well as from his uncle — the famous Issyk-Kul manaschy Choyuke. He also considers his fellow countryman Sayakbay Karalaev, with whom he had close communication, as a teacher. He lives in the village of Uch-Kainar in the Ak-Suu district of the Issyk-Kul region and is actively engaged in creative activities: he sings for recordings, performs at the invitation of listeners, and shares his experience with the youth.
As a manaschy, Azizov created his own version of the great epic. He is also the author of the continuation of the epic in the form of parts "Er Saryk" (son of Seytek) and "Kulansaryk" (grandson of Seytek). The example provided 35 indicates the presence of unstable and excited intonations in the musical language of the manaschy, characteristic of the Issyk-Kul storytelling school.
