Silk Road Tour 9 - Urumqi - Abigail Washburn & The Village

At a marvelous dinner we had at the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, a Uyghur musician plays the tambur and sings part of the eighth Muqam. The song is intercut with street scenes from the Uyghur quarter in Urumqi, in the winding alleyways just outside the Grand Bazaar. The Muqam is a cycle of 12 traditional songs that form the heart of the Uyghur musical canon. One of the hosts of our dinner told us that all 12 Muqam can take a whole day to perform.

The Uyghurs are a Muslim minority in far western China that speak a Turkic language. This musician is named Abduqadeer Yar'eli and he is playing the tambur.

The fresh squeezed pomegranate juice in Urumqi is delicious.

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[NoN33d4Name]

The instrument he is playing is called a Dutar :) Thank you for sharing Abigail. These video series have taken me through a journey I was very interested in!

[BextiyarT]

Thank you for your sharing. Really nice job.The name of the musician is Abduqadeer Yar'eli!

[fredkoning]

Every time it is a pleasant surprise to look en listen to your very interesting video's