Uyghur MTV - page 2
ARZIGUL TURSUN - YARBAGI
From a VCD that I particularly liked (musically at least) that I’d heard playing around. Admittedly, I was originaly turned on to this particular disc, by fellow American Xinjianglik, Michael Manning of the supremely excellent Xinjiang blog: The Opposite End of China. I included this track in the “Music Furthest From the Sea - Vol.1” downloadable Uyghur pop compilation available on this site.
ABDUREHIM HEYIT - KETMAYDU
Here, after a quick costume change into his Yengisar regional duds, is another video featuring Abdurehim Heyit performing - “Ketmaydu” on the same crazy stage from the previously posted “mtv” of his
There’s another vid posted HERE that I shot at a live performance where you can see Heyit and another Uyghur musician bringing down the house with an American jazz trio visiting here from the states in May’07.
