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July 26, 2007

Hajajim!

It's been quite a while since I posted a new music video. I selected something traditional this time... but don't worry, pop tunes will return again in the future. The video is from Hajajim's latest VCD. This Kashgar-based dutar player's videos may be boring, but there's something very pleasing and hypnotic about this song. The singing is a cut above what you get from the average Uyghur country bumpkin.

Enjoy. As always, any Uyghur speakers out there who would care to elaborate on the lyrics or meaning of this song are invited to comment below.

P.S. It's 43°C/109°F in Korla today. That's really, really hot. But at least I don't have to worry about flooded rivers and mudslides.

posted July 26, 2007 at 02:16 PM unofficial Xinjiang time | HaoHao This!

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That's some very fine stuff. Thanks for posting that.

Things are a tad less sober here in Serbia, my ethno-techno corner of the woods:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aB6MsJ4dLU

The comment above was posted by Bruce Sterling at July 27, 2007 04:02 PM unofficial Xinjiang time.

I'm sorry to hear it is so hot. Thank you for posting the video. As usual this was a great blog entry. How about another caption contest? Maybe this time it could be something easier.

The comment above was posted by Peter at July 27, 2007 07:52 PM unofficial Xinjiang time.

Alright, alright! I'll try to keep an eye out for some caption contest material and put it up as soon as possible for all you captioning fiends out there.

The comment above was posted by michael at July 28, 2007 08:18 PM unofficial Xinjiang time.

I love these....

No obligatory dancing girl???

The comment above was posted by Lonnie at July 29, 2007 10:57 PM unofficial Xinjiang time.

The pictures are very nice.. :) especially love the album of the early time and not so early time... your family and friends... :)

have great fun...

The comment above was posted by lin at July 30, 2007 04:46 PM unofficial Xinjiang time.

I used to listen to this song in Uzbek, very popular in mid 80s of the last century in Uyghur districts of KZ, normally sang by two men, one dressed as a woman, playing a role of quarrelsome wife, and another man as her husband. The song's sounded like "Qipildama", I guess something like "Stop nagging/arguing".
Later I will try to post the text of the song.

The comment above was posted by chon_dada at July 31, 2007 11:21 AM unofficial Xinjiang time.

i like this song a lot its very rhythmical and puts me in an Uyghur meditative trance.

P.s.

If you come upon any more info or footage about those lake monsters please let me know

The comment above was posted by Gocha at August 1, 2007 01:19 PM unofficial Xinjiang time.

Hello, I just came across your blog while searching for info on Uyghurs...a bit too late to help you out on the award but just in time to congratulate you. Looking forwarding to reading more of your blogs.

July 26, 2007

Hajajim!

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