Can I get a little help? I'm curious about the Uyghur, now. The text looked similar to an arabic one; but, I thought the Uyghur people were part of china. The two people I saw in this didn't look either "arabic" (for lack of a better word) or what I usually think of as Chinese. (I don't mean to generalize; just curious as to who they are, and who are they linked to.) I really like videos like this; even though this style isn't my cup of tea, I enjoy seeing their world through the eyes of others.
Hello. I know. I am not a historian, just speaking from simply growing up as a Uyghur and some readings on Uyghur studies, Ugyhurs are the descendants of different races/people who have tolerated and married each other mainly Tocharians, ancient Iranian, Turkic, Hun tribes, and some tribes from Siberia and Mongolia.
This ethnic blending made Uyghurs natural experts on cultural exchanges. Located in the middle of the ancient East-West trading silk Road bordering 8 countries Uyghurs had the advantages of refining the multi-cultures they already had from learning about and diffusing various cultures/civilizations, to name just the religions, there are Manichaeism, Samanism, Nestorianism/The Eastern Church, Buddhism, and Islam.
@amina0311 Thanks - I've been doing a little more reading, and FLICKR has a great collection of photos about the area. I can't say why I find it so fascinating, but, I"m really taken by what I'm seeing. Thanks for the reply. Did you grow up in the "homeland," or away from it? I'm curious about what sorts of crops grow there, and what the local diet is like, etc, etc. Thatnks again. What you said about it's position on the Silk Road really does make sense.
@C24B9 No problem! I grew up there. Common crops are potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, celeries, long beans and cotton... The hot, sunny and dry summer days produce pretty juicy, ripe and sweet fruits that you can get fresh from the Uyghur farmers on the streets. Those apricots, berries, peaches, grapes… seriously I haven’t tasted anything similar in other places.
@C24B9 There are various kinds of lamb kebabs spiced with cumin, salt and red pepper, hand made pasta topped with lamb or mutton vegetable stir fries, soups, and steamed manta, raviolis, and flaky pancakes filled with lamb and vegetables…. Also worth to mention is a chicken and potato dish called Big Plate Chicken and Uyghur pilaf (rice, carrots, onion with lamb or dried meat, some also add dried fruits) which almost everybody likes.
@C24B9 Traditional Uyghur cuisine usually uses minimum spice yet to me they are very delicious as you get to taste the original flavor of the ingredients. The stir fired dishes tend to blend flavors from Chinese spices.
I’d say a little too much meat and fat in the diet but luckily it gets balanced out from those vegetables and fruits.
@C24B9 Dude, they are Turkish people. China calls them "Dong Tu er qi stan" Dong means "East" Tu er qi means Turk and the "stan" is addition. It called "East Turkstan" why east? Cuz Uyghur region is located in far "east" Turkey.
@berkcanyalcin thanks. I'm new to the topic, so this may be a silly question...is there a long standing historical tie between the regions of Turkmenistan, East Turkistan & the current area of Turkey? The Caspian stands in the midst, as do some other regions. Not sure if they're all part of a larger "grouping" (ethnic, if not nationally). Sorry if this a really stupid question. I've read a little, but most of the info seems to focus on one area or another, and not how the areas inter-relate.
I just saw your reply. So i wrote late, sorry dude.
First-Turks (protoTurks) had born in Middle-Asia (B.C 9000-8000). You know the Huns (B.C 220) was Turk. They had lived on current Mongolian lands. After Huns had been defeated by China, some of Huns had immigrated to the western lands (Europe) It's Migration Period. Then the Huns had lived on Eurasia. But remaining Huns (on Middle-Asia) had established "Empire of Gokturks".
@C24B9 After then some Turks had immigrated to western again, but they had went on the way south of Caspian Sea. They had captured -current Iran lands- and Anatolia. Some of them left on Middle-Asia.
@C24B9 We (Turks) were so strong in history. Our land is from Manchuria to Hungary-Finland-Anatolia, from Indian border to Siberia. Everywhere is Turkish's lands. :D Think about it; Sakha Republic (north of Mongolia), Tyva Republic, West Turkstan, Kyrgyzystan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, South Azerbaijan (Northwest Iran), Turkey, Hungary are Turks. And this is Turks' World. :)
i have to thank you! thanks for showing that the uygurs make beautifull music. there are more uygur songs in my favorites.
but only 11262 views in more than 2 years? it (and eastern music in general) deserves much more attention. its not your fault that it is like it is. peoples are too focused in western, mostly commercial scrap.
So everybody sent these songs to your friends and make it popular!!:)
Very nice Uyghur folk song, Yasha Uyghurum
MrFuckxy 5 months ago
fantastice
davidlee8857 6 months ago
Can I get a little help? I'm curious about the Uyghur, now. The text looked similar to an arabic one; but, I thought the Uyghur people were part of china. The two people I saw in this didn't look either "arabic" (for lack of a better word) or what I usually think of as Chinese. (I don't mean to generalize; just curious as to who they are, and who are they linked to.) I really like videos like this; even though this style isn't my cup of tea, I enjoy seeing their world through the eyes of others.
C24B9 8 months ago
@C24B9
Hello. I know. I am not a historian, just speaking from simply growing up as a Uyghur and some readings on Uyghur studies, Ugyhurs are the descendants of different races/people who have tolerated and married each other mainly Tocharians, ancient Iranian, Turkic, Hun tribes, and some tribes from Siberia and Mongolia.
amina0311 8 months ago
@C24B9
This ethnic blending made Uyghurs natural experts on cultural exchanges. Located in the middle of the ancient East-West trading silk Road bordering 8 countries Uyghurs had the advantages of refining the multi-cultures they already had from learning about and diffusing various cultures/civilizations, to name just the religions, there are Manichaeism, Samanism, Nestorianism/The Eastern Church, Buddhism, and Islam.
amina0311 8 months ago
@C24B9
Uyghurs taught its script to the Mongolians and started using Arabic script when they converted from Buddhism to Islam.
amina0311 8 months ago
@amina0311 Thanks - I've been doing a little more reading, and FLICKR has a great collection of photos about the area. I can't say why I find it so fascinating, but, I"m really taken by what I'm seeing. Thanks for the reply. Did you grow up in the "homeland," or away from it? I'm curious about what sorts of crops grow there, and what the local diet is like, etc, etc. Thatnks again. What you said about it's position on the Silk Road really does make sense.
C24B9 8 months ago
@C24B9 No problem! I grew up there. Common crops are potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, celeries, long beans and cotton... The hot, sunny and dry summer days produce pretty juicy, ripe and sweet fruits that you can get fresh from the Uyghur farmers on the streets. Those apricots, berries, peaches, grapes… seriously I haven’t tasted anything similar in other places.
amina0311 7 months ago
@C24B9 I also love our bread, some look similar to pizza, some to bagels but somehow much tastier with the crunchy crust at the bottom.
amina0311 7 months ago
@C24B9 There are various kinds of lamb kebabs spiced with cumin, salt and red pepper, hand made pasta topped with lamb or mutton vegetable stir fries, soups, and steamed manta, raviolis, and flaky pancakes filled with lamb and vegetables…. Also worth to mention is a chicken and potato dish called Big Plate Chicken and Uyghur pilaf (rice, carrots, onion with lamb or dried meat, some also add dried fruits) which almost everybody likes.
amina0311 7 months ago
@C24B9 Traditional Uyghur cuisine usually uses minimum spice yet to me they are very delicious as you get to taste the original flavor of the ingredients. The stir fired dishes tend to blend flavors from Chinese spices.
I’d say a little too much meat and fat in the diet but luckily it gets balanced out from those vegetables and fruits.
amina0311 7 months ago
@C24B9 Dude, they are Turkish people. China calls them "Dong Tu er qi stan" Dong means "East" Tu er qi means Turk and the "stan" is addition. It called "East Turkstan" why east? Cuz Uyghur region is located in far "east" Turkey.
berkcanyalcin 5 months ago
@berkcanyalcin thanks. I'm new to the topic, so this may be a silly question...is there a long standing historical tie between the regions of Turkmenistan, East Turkistan & the current area of Turkey? The Caspian stands in the midst, as do some other regions. Not sure if they're all part of a larger "grouping" (ethnic, if not nationally). Sorry if this a really stupid question. I've read a little, but most of the info seems to focus on one area or another, and not how the areas inter-relate.
C24B9 5 months ago
@C24B9
I just saw your reply. So i wrote late, sorry dude.
First-Turks (protoTurks) had born in Middle-Asia (B.C 9000-8000). You know the Huns (B.C 220) was Turk. They had lived on current Mongolian lands. After Huns had been defeated by China, some of Huns had immigrated to the western lands (Europe) It's Migration Period. Then the Huns had lived on Eurasia. But remaining Huns (on Middle-Asia) had established "Empire of Gokturks".
berkcanyalcin 4 months ago
@C24B9 After then some Turks had immigrated to western again, but they had went on the way south of Caspian Sea. They had captured -current Iran lands- and Anatolia. Some of them left on Middle-Asia.
berkcanyalcin 4 months ago
@C24B9 We (Turks) were so strong in history. Our land is from Manchuria to Hungary-Finland-Anatolia, from Indian border to Siberia. Everywhere is Turkish's lands. :D Think about it; Sakha Republic (north of Mongolia), Tyva Republic, West Turkstan, Kyrgyzystan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, South Azerbaijan (Northwest Iran), Turkey, Hungary are Turks. And this is Turks' World. :)
berkcanyalcin 4 months ago
Nice song! Amazing beauty!
xpakistani1 1 year ago
what does Qoy mean?
aoifewest 1 year ago
@aoifewest qoy means sheep
MrScripted 1 year ago
@MrScripted thank you for translating.
aoifewest 1 year ago
@MrScripted in turkish it is "kapkara koyun gözlüm".
aporia82 1 year ago
mixed race
Surfleo77 2 years ago
hallo, I'm from germany: I like this very sad song so much. What a lonesome guy! What's the name of the singer?
reinhold1949 2 years ago
Good lord is he handsome...I should go to Xinjiang just for the men lol
djsaphira 2 years ago
Title translates as "Dark sheep eyes"
dOOwadooWA 2 years ago
Very beatiful song and video!Freedom to our Uygur brothers and sisters!
kyrgyzfromUK 2 years ago 6
Life is peaceful for everyone over there. Please leave them alone.
paulpkho 2 years ago
Long Live Uygur brothers
AtillaTurk1981 2 years ago 3
Rehment (Thank you), Yazdaboz!
amina0311 2 years ago
@amina0311
i have to thank you! thanks for showing that the uygurs make beautifull music. there are more uygur songs in my favorites.
but only 11262 views in more than 2 years? it (and eastern music in general) deserves much more attention. its not your fault that it is like it is. peoples are too focused in western, mostly commercial scrap.
So everybody sent these songs to your friends and make it popular!!:)
Yazdaboz 9 months ago
Begendim! Altyazi da cok yararli böylece sözleride anlamak mümkün, tesekkürler.
Yazdaboz 2 years ago 2