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Dolan Music in Makit
Music of the dolan people posseses deep distinctions that set it far apart from other Uyghur musical styles of south Xinjiang. Wailing, beautifully chaotic introductions lead to heavy, almost ‘rockin’ rhythms in dolan muqam songs. Instruments specific to dolan include the dolan ravap, dolan ghejek, and kalun.This Makit dolan muqam group seen here, featuring the regionally ‘famous’ twins Assan and Hossein, is easily the most well known of all the ensembles – and amazingly, they’ve even been invited abroad since this video was taken on multiple occasions to perform!
Xuhpu Mountain Village
This was taken in a small, remote mountain village a few hours by dirt road outside of Karghlik. When it came time to record in a tiny, mud walled open courtyard outside of our host’s home, what seemed like the entire village (kids and women at least) decided to file in and quietly enjoy the sounds as well. Unfortunately, I don’t have much in the way of video of the musicians themselves here, but as a compliment to the abundance of photos and of course the audio recordings, this adds a little more life to the scene.
Village outside of Lop
Sunai (reed instrument) and naghra (drum) players in a small village outside of Lop.
