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March 16, 2006
More Uyghur Pop
A lot of you seemed to enjoy the music video I posted yesterday, so here's another one. This time I'm presenting Mominjan Ablekim, the prince of Uyghur pop. I was told repeatedly by my Uyghur friends back in Xinjiang that Mominjan is Abdullah Abdurehim's "little brother", but I think what they really meant was "cousin". (That relationship often gets confused when speaking Chinese.) Abdullah is the king of Uyghur pop, and I saw him together with Mominjan when they came to Korla for a concert last August.
The video below features glimpses of daily life in Xinjiang (trying to flag down a bus on the side of the road, for example) as well as the oft-used "boy and girl frolicking in a field of flowers" shot. This is a ballad of young love, Uyghur style. (Music starts about 10 seconds into the video.)
posted March 16, 2006 at 10:52 AM unofficial Xinjiang time | HaoHao This!
Comments
I love these videos. He looks like a regular Chinese guy without the traditional costume on, same with the girls wearing modern clothings, they reminds me of Mexican girls, it kinda diminishes their exotic beauty.
Posted by: Kuni at March 16, 2006 12:50 PM
You know, it's funny that you say they look like Mexicans, because I often thought the same thing myself when I'd be hanging out with my Uyghur friends. Of course, some of them look totally Central Asian, but if they were hanging out in the US I think 75% of them would be mistaken for Mexicans... at least the guys.
Posted by: michael at March 16, 2006 09:27 PM
gosh. he's got it.
Posted by: daniel at March 17, 2006 07:40 PM
many places in Asia remind Latin America. Tibet reminds Peru, Philippines is also like Mexico, some colonial old towns in SE Asia are like La Habana...
In fact, native Americans come from Asia, they crossed from Siberia to Alaska some years ago (thousands of years actually).
Posted by: chinochano at March 18, 2006 10:09 AM
No they look like turks and they are turks :) the fella dont know how the chinese look like...
Posted by: ahmet at March 28, 2006 10:00 PM
Why do all central asian, former soviet states' music, especially from the planes, to the West of China sound all the same? Same beating pop, ethnic guitar rifs, sounds like it could be Albania, former Yugoslavia and Turkey, they all sound the same. Freaking annoying, hehehe.
Posted by: Paul at April 6, 2006 07:22 AM
To ahmet:
the music has similar elements, but there are also aspects that clearly distinguish the music from different countries, and sometimes even different regions within the same country in Central Asia.If you aren't familiar with the styles, you're not going to be able to recognize the differences.Mainstream pop music in CA incorporates Middle Eastern,Turkish, and Persian music elements because those are popular today. To say however, Turkish(mediterranean) and CAsian is the same, is like saying reggaeton, bachata, or salsa are the same.
Posted by: nodika at April 6, 2006 02:45 PM
to nodika: you meant to paul isnt it? because my message is the one above of it. the message belongs to the name below the message :) indeed music elements are very different between regions, as u said... and i really appriciate it... it is where the beauity lies... In the Turkey north has its own, very distinctive elements too like you said mediternead has a different element :) i am from mediternean...
Posted by: Ahmet at April 14, 2006 09:49 AM
I'm wondering if anyone can help me with some information. On a recent visit to Urumqi I bought an album of pop music sung by three young uyghur women. The tunes are very catchy and the video clips were getting a lot of airplay on the xinjiang. The CD I bought only has uyghur script on it and I have no idea of the band's name. Dooes anyone know who I mean & can you tell me the name of the band?
Thanks.
Posted by: bex at April 15, 2006 04:14 PM
Was that the "Xahrizada" group that was introduced in this webs site? 'cause the group ifs formed by three young (Uzbek) ladies. I coudn't think of any other Uyghur groups ...
Posted by: Uyghur at April 27, 2006 01:36 AM
Hi tex lik mu
siz bilan parang lax sak bolam du
Posted by: kamil at April 28, 2006 11:20 PM
I am from Pakistan. I like Mominjan very much but i don't like that boy with her. bcz he doesn't suit with her.
Posted by: Farooq Khan at June 25, 2006 03:18 PM
Nice video...
Posted by: Farooq Khan at July 17, 2006 04:30 PM
our music is the best in the world , you can find anything in our music that you can't find in other musics , all of you in the world originated from uyghur people , so we are your fathe r,
Posted by: waris at November 6, 2006 08:18 PM
i want to be in this group
Posted by: turson at April 17, 2007 02:15 AM
first i am anggree my self ,whay? becouse i visete this page and i found a speech of china xinzhang chaireman what he sad he lefd the islam becouse communist party .if possible i want to ask him what gave you communist party? i tell you that sit as chaireman and money but what gave you islam ? if you have a mind you can see yourself by a mieror and thanks islam that you are not same that chaireman of china communitis party MAOZHUXII ,but you are a guy just like a dock and pick ,if some one give you a pice of bread you will sat him that (you are my mother ), in the end ismayil tiliwaldi i want say that, you are just yourself ,even you are a chaireman ,you can not intend any UYHUR ,i am feeling shame for you , fuck your mouth ,i hope you and your children never speek agan i am assking FROM greet ALLA
Posted by: islam uyhur ahmatchan kasim at November 25, 2007 10:39 AM
Hi, Dear uygur Turks.
I' from southernAzerbaijan North west of Iran.
I have downloaded lots of uygur music and songs from XAHZADA.com but I cant understand all the lyrics of these songs. May you help me learn more uygur language and some links for the lyrics of the songs espcially songs of dear Mr Mominjan. I'm an Azeri Turk.I will be thankful for any help from you. More thankful to home help me get address of Mr Mominjan to contact with him.
Posted by: Araz Bilgin at September 4, 2008 08:17 PM