The channel ikon and background is Lena Temnikova of Serebro.

Sogdia or Sogdiana (Согдиана, 粟特) is one of the ancient Persian tribes in Central Asia. We were once part of Persian Achaemenid Empire reached to today's Afghanistan, listed in the Behistum Inscription of 500 BC on Mt. Behistun in today's Iran, and described as the major merchants along the silk road in the ancient Chinese history books on the "Western Region" (西域).

PERSIANS - THE FIRST PEOPLE IN CENTRAL ASIA.

We were different tribes with different names: Scythians (Скифы, 斯基泰; Scyths, Scythia, Saceans; Saka, Sai, Саки, 塞種; Dahae, Дахи), Tocharians (Тохары, 吐火罗; Tokharoi, Tchari; Yuezhi, Юэчжи, 月氏; Kushan, Кушанское, 貴霜), Wusun (Усуни, 烏孫; Issedones Исседоны), Massagetae (Массагеты), Thyssagetae (Фиссагеты), Sarmatians (Сарматы, 萨尔马提亚人; Alans Аланы, 奄蔡 Alanliao Aorsi, Yen-tsai, 奄蔡), Dayuan (Давань, 大宛), Kangju (Кангюй, 康居), Khwarezm (Хорезм, 花剌子模 Chorasmia) and Sogdiana (Согдиана, 粟特, Sogdia ) were all ancient Persian tribes in Central Asia long before 500 BC.

Today's Afghanistan, Tajikistan and parts of Uzbekistan still maintain the ancient Persian language and civilization.

Turkics/Turks are Turko-Mongolian Tribes originated from today's south Siberia. The ancesters of Uyghurs (Уйгуры, 维吾尔) is Xiongnu (Хунну, 匈奴). The earliest written record of Xiongnu or Turk (Tujue, Гёктюрк, 突厥) in history was in Chinese Han Dynasty around 150BC. The earliest use of the term "Uyghur" in history was in Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 AD). Turko-Mongolian Tribes came to Central Asia very late in human history. Uyghur Empires (742-848 AD, Уйгурский империя, 回纥, 回鶻) was in today's Mongolia with the capital at Ordu Baliq that located 300 km west of Ulaanbaatar (close to today's Hotont). Uyghurs escaped to today's Tarim Basin (in today's Xinjiang) only after Kyrgyz annihilation of Uyghur Empire in 848 AD. Uyghurs was the first among all the Turkics/Turks to learn the read and write. We Sogdians taught Uyghurs how to read and write after they escaped from Mongolia.

BE GRATEFUL

Show your gratitude and appreciation to Persians because Persians taught you kareez that gives you the irrigation and food, taught you blast furnaces and forges that give you the iron tools for farming and hunting, taught you loom-weaving that gives you the cloths and carpets, taught you to reading and writing so you know how to write down your history and stories, taught you math and medicine so you know how to count your sheep and to cure your illness, taught you singing and dancing so you can entertain yourself.

The Star and Crescent ("Ay Yildiz") iconography was first appeared in Mesopotamia and used on the coins issued by Persian Parthian Empire in 200BC. Arabs gradually adopted this iconography as symbol of "Islam" in 14th century. But Ottoman Turks shamelessly tried to make it as the symbol of "Turkishness" and changed the Ottoman flag into this iconography about 200 years ago in 1793.

"-stan" is not part of Turkic language. It is an ancient Persian suffix and it means "land" in Persian. The name "Turkistan" or "East Turkistan" was the colonial British-invented name in 19th century.

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About "Shahrizoda" Trio:
(written by Sogdia)

The name "Shahrizoda" (Шахризода, شهريزاده) is from the legendary "Scheherezade", the Queen and story teller of the "Thousand and One Nights" from the old Persian "Hezar-afsana".

All of the three original members; Muborak Ashurboeva, Shakhnoza Yuldosheva and Kamola Arslanova are from Uzbekistan. They came to the economically blooming Urumqi, Xinjiang in 2005 and got the fame and fortunes that they have never been able to achieve in their homeland. They made the videos in late 2006 with the background scenes taken in various cities across Xinjiang. The song "Oynasun" became an instant hit in Xinjiang and spread over to other parts of China.

Most of the Shahrizoda's songs are with very simple and repeated verses in the lyrics. "Oynasun" is a typical example, the lyrics is just four very similiar sentences, it's easy to remember and to sing.

The second VCD was issued in the mid-2007 with some change and addition of new members, notably the beautiful Uzbek singer Nadira was among them. The second VCD was an attempt to break into the mass market of Han Chinese audiences where the serious money is. Two songs in this VCD, "Guli" and "Almihan", were singing in Han Chinese and all other songs were with the subtitle of the lyrics translated in Han Chinese characters.

Despite all these efforts, it seems that Shahrizoda has failed to make any inroad into the lucrative mass market of Han Chinese audience.

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