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Shahrizoda: Three Uyghur Girls from Uzbekistan Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 182 seconds I'm not sure what these three call themselves, but they're one of Xinjiang's most popular acts. That is, they're popular with Uyghurs in Xinjiang despite the fact they are actually Uyghurs from Uzbekistan. This music video is a fine example of Uyghur pop. *** Read more about Xinjiang at http://china.notspec ial.org/ *** Related: china, music, muslim, uighur, uyghur, uygur, uzbekistan, xinjiang |
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Shahrizoda: More Three Uyghur Girls from Uzbekistan Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 189 seconds Another video from the same group of Uyghur girls! This time they're performing at the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Enjoy. *** Read more about Xinjiang at http://china.notspec ial.org/ *** Related: china, girls, music, uighur, uyghur, uygur, uzbekistan, xinjiang |
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Shahrizoda: Russian-Flavored Uzbek Pop Song Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 292 seconds These three cuties from Uzbekistan are by far the most popular artists of those I've featured on my site. Most of Shahrizoda's videos can be found on YouTube, but this Russian-flavored number was missing. Enjoy. Related: music, shahrizoda, uyghur, uygur, uzbekistan, xinjiang |
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Uyghur MTV: Arzigul Tursun's Gulzarangza Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 215 seconds One of the leading Uyghur pop musicians from Kashgar, Xinjiang... this is a video from Arzigul Tursun's latest VCD, "Gulyarla", entitled "Gulzarangza". Related: kashgar, uighur, uyghur, uygur, xinjiang |
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Uyghurs are Commies, Too. Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 394 seconds A clip from "China from the Inside" about Chinese control over Xinjiang. Includes a rare interview with Ismail Tiliwaldi, the Uyghur figurehead of the Xinjiang government, and other Uyghur communists. Related: china, communist, tiliwaldi, uighur, urumqi, uyghur, uygur, wulumuqi, xinjiang |
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Hajajim Uyghur Music Video Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 255 seconds Kasghar's Hajajim lures you into a dutar trance in this new video. The editing might be a little boring, but the singing is fantastic. Related: china, dutar, kashgar, uighur, uyghur, uygur, xinjiang |
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Monks Protest Outside Labrang Monastery Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 345 seconds Video captured on cellphone of Tibetan Buddhist monks protesting near the entrance to the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe, Gansu province in China. March 15, 2008. For more information visit http://china.notspec ial.org/. Related: amdo, china, gansu, labrang, monks, protest, riot, tibet, xiahe |
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Uyghur Folk Song: Nazirkum Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 251 seconds A classic Uyghur folk song with an updated beat. Features excellent Uyghur dancing and boisterous suona playing. Related: folk, song, suona, uyghur, uygur, xinjiang |
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The Kashgar Experience Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 463 seconds Music video for Wushur Kari's song entitled "Ziyarat", in which the singer returns to Kashgar and visits many of the city's top sites. Particularly interesting are the scenes at the beginning and end of the video in the square around Id Kah Mosque. The last two minutes of the video particularly capture the mood of Kashgar. Related: china, kashgar, uyghur, uygur, xinjiang |
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Marco Polo in Xinjiang, Part 1: Karakul & Kashgar Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 525 seconds A photographer from Nat Geo traces Marco Polo's route through Xinjiang to China. In Part 1, he travels from the Pamir Mountains on the Sino-Afghan border to Kashgar. Related: china, history, karakul, kashgar, kyrgyz, marco, polo, tajik, tashkorgan, taxkorgan, uighur, uyghur, xinjiang |
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Mawlan Tatlik Video... with a hot Uyghur babe! Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 256 seconds Whenever I wander past my favorite local Uyghur VCD shop here in Korla, I ask the owner to fill me in on the latest and greatest music videos. This past weekend, he turned me on to these guys (AKA Mardan Mohammet Tatlik)... and the beautiful Uyghur girl dancing in the above video. The song isn't bad, either. Related: babe, beautiful, uyghur, uygur, woman, xinjiang |
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Uyghur Dutar Songs from Hotan: Part 1 Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 341 seconds Something a bit more traditional for Rouzijie (Eid ul-Fitr), the festival at the end of Ramadan. This clip features a traditional-style song from Hotan in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, only using a dutar (two-stringed guitar) and wooden spoons for rhythym. Related: eid, hetian, hotan, ramadan, rouzijie, uighur, uyghur, uygur |
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Marco Polo in Xinjiang, Part 2: Yengisar & Hotan Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 484 seconds A photographer from Nat Geo traces Marco Polo's route through Xinjiang to China. In Part 2, he travels along the southern Silk Road to Yengisar and Hotan. Related: china, hetian, history, hotan, kyrgyz, marco, polo, tajik, uighur, uyghur, xinjiang, yengisar |
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Uyghur Suona Master Posted by: michaeldmanning
Video duration: 235 seconds I'll have to check on this guy's name, but he's widely recognized by Uyghurs in Xinjiang as the region's best suona player. This video also features typically beautiful Uyghur dancing. Related: china, suona, uighur, uyghur, uygur, xinjiang |
