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{{Music of Central Asia}}
The '''music of [[Uzbekistan]]''' has reflected the diverse influences that have shaped the country. It is very similar to the music of the [[Middle East]] and is characterized by complicated [[rhythm]]s and [[Meter (music)|meter]]s.<ref>Fierman, William. "Uzbekistan." Microsoft Student 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008</ref> Because of the long history of music in the country and the large variety of music styles and [[musical instrument]]s, Uzbekistan is often regarded as one of the most musically diverse countries in [[Central Asia]].<ref name=NG>{{cite web|last=Levin|first=Theodore|title=Uzbekistan|url=http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/country/content.country/uzbekistan_624|work=[[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]]|access-date=14 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129114003/http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/country/content.country/uzbekistan_624|archive-date=29 January 2013}}</ref>


== Classical music of Uzbekistan ==
Uzbek classical music is called [[shashmaqam]], which arose in [[Bukhara]] in the late [[16th century]] when that city was a regional capital. Shashmaqam is closely related to [[Azerbaijan|Azeri]] [[mugam]] and [[Uyghur people|Uyghur]] [[muqam]]. The name, which translates as ''six maqams'' refers to the structure of the music, which contains six sections in different [[musical mode]]s, similar to classical [[Persian music]]. Interludes of spoken [[Sufi poetry]] interrupt the music, typically beginning at a low register and gradually ascending to a climax before calming back down to the beginning tone.
The music of what is now Uzbekistan has a very long and rich history.<ref>{{cite book|last=Broughton|first=Simon|title=World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific|year=2000|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=1-85828-636-0|pages=24–31|chapter=Bards of the Golden Road|author2=Razia Sultanova|editor=Simon Broughton |editor2=Mark Ellingham |editor3=James McConnachie |editor4=Orla Duane}}</ref> [[Shashmaqam]], a Central Asian classical music style, is believed to have arisen in the cities of [[Bukhara]] and [[Samarqand]] in the late 16th century.<ref>Mamadjanova, Elnora (2016). ''Traditional Music of the Uzbeks''. Tashkent: Extremum Press.</ref> The term "shashmaqam" translates as ''six maqams'' and refers to the structure of music with six sections in different [[musical mode]]s, similar to classical [[Persian traditional music]]. Interludes of spoken [[Sufi poetry]] interrupt the music, typically beginning at a low [[Register (music)|register]] and gradually ascending to a climax before calming back down to the beginning tone.


After [[Turkestan]] became part of the [[Russian Empire]] in the 19th century, first attempts were taken to record national melodies of Turkestan. Russian musicians helped preserve these melodies by introducing [[musical notation]] in the region.


In the 1950s, Uzbek folk music became less popular, and the genre was barred from radio stations by the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]]. They did not completely dispel the music. Although banned, folk musical groups continued to play their music in their own ways and spread it individually.<ref>{{cite book|last=Levin|first=Theodore|title=The Hundred Thousand Fools of God: Musical Travels in Central Asia (and Queens, New York|year=1997|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0253332066|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/hundredthousandf00levi}}</ref> After [[Uzbekistan]] gained independence from the [[USSR]] in the early 1990s, public interest revived in traditional Uzbek music. Nowadays Uzbek television and radio stations regularly play traditional music.
List of Uzbek musicians:
*[[Ari Babakhanov]]
*[[Munojot Yo‘lchiyeva]]
*[[Ortiq Otajonov]]
*[[Sevara Nazarkhan|Sevara Nazarxon]]
*[[Sherali Jo‘raev]]
*[[Turg‘un Alimatov]]
*[[Yulduz Usmonova]]


The people's Artist of Uzbekistan [[Turgun Alimatov]] is an Uzbek classical and folklore composer, and [[tanbur]], [[dutar]], and [[sato (instrument)|sato]] player. His compositions include "Segah", "Chorgoh", "Buzruk", "Navo", and "Tanovar". His image is associated with national pride and has been presented as the symbol of Uzbek classical music to the world.<ref>Matyakubov, O. "A Traditional Musician in Modern Society: A Case Study of Turgun Alimatov's Art". ''[[Yearbook for Traditional Music]]'' 25 (1993), pp. 60-66.</ref>


Another well-known Uzbek composer is Muhammadjon Mirzayev. His most famous compositions include "Bahor valsi" ("The Spring Waltz") and "Sarvinoz". "Bahor valsi" is played on Uzbek television and radio channels every spring.
List of Uzbek pop artists:
*[[A'lo]]
*[[Anvar Sanayev]]
*[[Afruz]]
*[[AKS]]
*[[Bolalar]]
*[[Rayhon]]
*[[Se'tanho]]
*[[Setora]]
*[[Sevara Nazarkhan|Sevara Nazarxon]]
*[[Tohir Sodiqov]]


[[Sherali Joʻrayev]] was a singer of traditional Uzbek music. However, he fell out of favour with the [[Uzbek government]], who banned his performances on Uzbek TV as well as his public performances beginning in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tol.org/client/article/20832-the-art-of-propaganda.html |title= The Art of Propaganda |date=7 October 2009 |work=EurasiaNet|access-date=30 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fergananews.com/article.php?id=5089 |title=Uzbekistan: National Singer Sherali Joʻrayev is Sixty. His Concerts - Banned by Authorities|date=26 April 2007 |work=Ferghana News |access-date=29 January 2012|language=ru}}</ref> He still performed at Uzbek wedding parties and in other countries to popular acclaim.


In recent years, singers such as [[Yulduz Usmonova]] and [[Sevara Nazarkhan]] have brought Uzbek music to global audiences by mixing traditional melodies with modern rhythms and instrumentation.<ref name="NG"/> In the late 2000s, Ozodbek Nazarbekov mixed contemporary music with elements of traditional Uzbek music.
Traditional instruments include:

* [[Dombra]]
== Western Classical music in Uzbekistan ==
* [[Dutar]]
Uzbekistan has also produced many notable composers and performers in the [[Classical music|European classical art music]] idiom, and is home to notable [[Orchestra|symphony orchestras]], [[Festival|festivals]],<ref>Mamadjanova, Elnora and Hebert, David G. (2022). ''Music Festivals and Cultural Diplomacy in Uzbekistan''. In David G. Hebert and Jonathan McCollum, (Eds.), [https://rowman.com/Action/SERIES/_/LEXSHE "Ethnomusicology and Cultural Diplomacy"]. Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield), pp.77-92. {{ISBN|9781793642912}}</ref> and contemporary music ensembles.<ref>Lisack, Lucille. (2018). A National School for Global Music: The Case of Uzbekistan in the Globalized Network of Western-Style “Contemporary Music”. In David G. Hebert & Mikolaj Rykowski, eds., ''Music Glocalization: Heritage and Innovation in a Digital Age''. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars, p.190-217.</ref> The State Conservatory of Uzbekistan, based in [[Tashkent]] and founded in 1936, is the nation's leading higher education institution for the professional training of musicians.
* [[Doyra]]

* [[Rubab|Rubob]] (or [[Rebab]])
== Contemporary music of Uzbekistan ==
* [[Oud|Ud]]
Many forms of popular music, including [[folk music]], [[Pop music|pop]], and [[rock music]], have particularly flourished in Uzbekistan since the early 1990s. Uzbek pop music is well developed, and enjoys mainstream success via pop music media and various [[Radio broadcasting|radio stations]].
* [[Ney|Nay]]

* [[Surnay]]
Many Uzbek singers such as [[Sevara Nazarkhan]], [[Sogdiana Fedorinskaya]], and [[Rayhon Ganieva]] have achieved commercial success not only in Uzbekistan but also in other [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] countries such as [[Kazakhstan]], [[Russia]], and [[Tajikistan]].
* [[Tambur]]

* [[Karnay]]
===Rock===
[[File:All Tomorrow's Parties at IlkhomRockFest, June 22, 2013..jpg|thumb|All Tomorrow's Parties performing live at IlkhomRockFest, June 22, 2013]]
Currently [[rock music]] enjoys less popularity than [[pop music]] in Uzbekistan.

An Uzbekistani [[metal (music)|metal]] band who has some degree of recognition is Night Wind, a [[folk metal]] group. Other Uzbekistani metal groups include Iced Warm, Salupa, Zindan, and Agoniya ({{Langx|ru|Агония}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Bands by Country: Uzbekistan|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/lists/UZ|work=Metal Archives|access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref>

===Rap===
[[Rap music]] has become popular among Uzbek youth. Rappers such as [[Shoxrux]] became very popular among young people in the 2000s. However, the Uzbek government censors rap music. It has set up a special body to censor rap music because it believes this type of music does not fit the Uzbek musical culture.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fitzpatrick|first=Catherine|title=Uzbek Government Censors Rap Music|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/63340|access-date=25 October 2012|newspaper=Euriasianet|date=21 April 2011}}</ref>

== Musicians ==
* [[Ari Babakhanov]]
* [[Lola Astanova]]

== Artists and bands ==
=== Uzbek artists ===
[[File:Lola Yuldasheva (23.03.2012).jpg|thumb|200px|[[Lola Yoʻldosheva]]]]
* [[Alisher Uzoqov]]
* [[Botir Zokirov]]
* [[Eson Kandov]]
* [[Daler Xonzoda]]
* [[Feruza Jumaniyozova]]
[[File:Rayhon Gʻaniyeva in 2012.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Rayhon|Rayhon Gʻaniyeva]]]]
* [[Lola Yoʻldosheva]]
* [[Rayhon]]
* [[Sevara Nazarkhan]]

=== Uzbek bands ===
* [[Bolalar]]
* [[Dado (band)|Dado]]
* [[HAVAS guruhi]]
* [[Yalla (band)|Yalla]]

==Composers in the western classical tradition==
* [[Dilorom Saidaminova]]
*Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky
* Felix Yanov-Yanovsky
* Mirsodiq Tojiyev
* [[Mutal Burhonov|Mutavakkil Burhonov]]
* Polina Medyulyanova

==Instruments==
[[Image:1989 CPA 6116.jpg|thumb|right|290px|Soviet postage stamp depicting musical instruments of Uzbekistan]]
Many [[musical instruments]] are played in Uzbekistan. Traditional instruments include:<ref>{{cite web|title=Uzbek musical instruments|url=http://www.sairamtourism.com/uzbekistan/musical-instruments|work=Sairam|access-date=14 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329045126/http://www.sairamtourism.com/uzbekistan/musical-instruments|archive-date=29 March 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===String===
[[File:Pastimes of Central Asians. A Musician Playing a Gydzhak, a Stringed Instrument WDL10821.png|thumb|left|Gydzhak or Gʻijjak spike fiddles in [[Russian Turkestan]]]]
* [[Dutar|Dutor]] (long-necked [[Fret|fretted]] lute)
* [[Rubab (instrument)|Rubob]] (long-necked fretted lute)
* [[Tanbur]] (long-necked fretted lute)
* [[Tar (lute)|Tor]] (long-necked fretted lute)
* [[Oud|Ud]] (long-necked fretted lute)
* [[Ghijak|Gʻijjak]] (spike fiddle)
* [[Santur|Chang]] (struck zither)

===Wind===
* [[Dili tuiduk]]
* [[Karnay]] (long trumpet)
* [[Ney|Nay]] (side-blown flute)
* [[Dozaleh#Ghoshmeh|Qoʻshnay]] (clarinetlike instrument made from reed)
* [[Zurna|Surnay]] (loud oboe)

===Percussion===
[[File:Zang, braclet of bells.jpg|thumb|left|Zang, bracelet of bells from Uzbekistan]]
* [[Dayereh|Doira]] (frame drum)
* [[Drum|Dovul]] (drum)
* [[Naqareh|Nogʻora]] (pot-shaped drum covered with leather on the top)
* Qoshiq (spoons)
* [[Zang (bell)|Zang]] (bracelets)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}


== External links ==
*Broughton, Simon and Sultanova, Razia. "Bards of the Golden Road". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), ''World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific'', pp 24-31. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190410030257/https://mumtoz.com/uzbek/ Uzbek Modern Music], Website dedicated to modern popular Uzbek music
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nomad The BBC Musical Nomad] A travelogue site with extensive insights and recordings of Krygyz, Kazak and Uzbek music.
* [http://www.classicmusic.uz/ Uzbek Classical Music], Website dedicated to traditional Uzbek music
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130404143839/http://www.orexca.com/history_music.shtml History of Uzbek music], Oriental Express
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080723155645/http://www.oxuscom.com/Uzbek_Music.pdf Uzbek Music] by Mark Dickens, Oxus Communications
* [http://www.artmuseum.uz/en/musical_tools.html Uzbek musical instruments], the Museum of Applied Arts of Uzbekistan
* [http://www.tourstouzbekistan.com/en/musical-instruments.html Listen to the sounds of Uzbek musical instruments], Tours of Uzbekistan
*[https://eamsj.uz Eurasian music science journal], scientific journal of music research founded by The state conservatory of Uzbekistan


{{Music of Asia}}
==External links==
* [http://www.uzbekmusic.com/ Uzbek Music Online]
* [http://www.uzforum.com/index.php/board,72.0.html Sample Uzbek Music for download]
* [http://lyrics.boo.uz Uzbek Lyrics Database]
* [http://music.arbuz.com http://music.arbuz.com]
* [http://www.mp3uz.com http://www.mp3uz.com]
* [http://uzbek.us/ Savdo.com], Uzbek music online store
* [http://www.tika.gov.tr/muzik/cd2/cd2-5.mp3 Yarimnin saçı meyde]
* [http://www.tika.gov.tr/muzik/cd1/cd1-5.mp3 Savt-ı suvare]
{{CentralAsianmusic}}


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Music of Central Asia

The music of Uzbekistan has reflected the diverse influences that have shaped the country. It is very similar to the music of the Middle East and is characterized by complicated rhythms and meters.[1] Because of the long history of music in the country and the large variety of music styles and musical instruments, Uzbekistan is often regarded as one of the most musically diverse countries in Central Asia.[2]

Classical music of Uzbekistan

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The music of what is now Uzbekistan has a very long and rich history.[3] Shashmaqam, a Central Asian classical music style, is believed to have arisen in the cities of Bukhara and Samarqand in the late 16th century.[4] The term "shashmaqam" translates as six maqams and refers to the structure of music with six sections in different musical modes, similar to classical Persian traditional music. Interludes of spoken Sufi poetry interrupt the music, typically beginning at a low register and gradually ascending to a climax before calming back down to the beginning tone.

After Turkestan became part of the Russian Empire in the 19th century, first attempts were taken to record national melodies of Turkestan. Russian musicians helped preserve these melodies by introducing musical notation in the region.

In the 1950s, Uzbek folk music became less popular, and the genre was barred from radio stations by the Soviets. They did not completely dispel the music. Although banned, folk musical groups continued to play their music in their own ways and spread it individually.[5] After Uzbekistan gained independence from the USSR in the early 1990s, public interest revived in traditional Uzbek music. Nowadays Uzbek television and radio stations regularly play traditional music.

The people's Artist of Uzbekistan Turgun Alimatov is an Uzbek classical and folklore composer, and tanbur, dutar, and sato player. His compositions include "Segah", "Chorgoh", "Buzruk", "Navo", and "Tanovar". His image is associated with national pride and has been presented as the symbol of Uzbek classical music to the world.[6]

Another well-known Uzbek composer is Muhammadjon Mirzayev. His most famous compositions include "Bahor valsi" ("The Spring Waltz") and "Sarvinoz". "Bahor valsi" is played on Uzbek television and radio channels every spring.

Sherali Joʻrayev was a singer of traditional Uzbek music. However, he fell out of favour with the Uzbek government, who banned his performances on Uzbek TV as well as his public performances beginning in 2002.[7][8] He still performed at Uzbek wedding parties and in other countries to popular acclaim.

In recent years, singers such as Yulduz Usmonova and Sevara Nazarkhan have brought Uzbek music to global audiences by mixing traditional melodies with modern rhythms and instrumentation.[2] In the late 2000s, Ozodbek Nazarbekov mixed contemporary music with elements of traditional Uzbek music.

Western Classical music in Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan has also produced many notable composers and performers in the European classical art music idiom, and is home to notable symphony orchestras, festivals,[9] and contemporary music ensembles.[10] The State Conservatory of Uzbekistan, based in Tashkent and founded in 1936, is the nation's leading higher education institution for the professional training of musicians.

Contemporary music of Uzbekistan

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Many forms of popular music, including folk music, pop, and rock music, have particularly flourished in Uzbekistan since the early 1990s. Uzbek pop music is well developed, and enjoys mainstream success via pop music media and various radio stations.

Many Uzbek singers such as Sevara Nazarkhan, Sogdiana Fedorinskaya, and Rayhon Ganieva have achieved commercial success not only in Uzbekistan but also in other CIS countries such as Kazakhstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.

Rock

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All Tomorrow's Parties performing live at IlkhomRockFest, June 22, 2013

Currently rock music enjoys less popularity than pop music in Uzbekistan.

An Uzbekistani metal band who has some degree of recognition is Night Wind, a folk metal group. Other Uzbekistani metal groups include Iced Warm, Salupa, Zindan, and Agoniya (Russian: Агония).[11]

Rap

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Rap music has become popular among Uzbek youth. Rappers such as Shoxrux became very popular among young people in the 2000s. However, the Uzbek government censors rap music. It has set up a special body to censor rap music because it believes this type of music does not fit the Uzbek musical culture.[12]

Musicians

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Artists and bands

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Uzbek artists

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Lola Yoʻldosheva
Rayhon Gʻaniyeva

Uzbek bands

[edit]

Composers in the western classical tradition

[edit]

Instruments

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Soviet postage stamp depicting musical instruments of Uzbekistan

Many musical instruments are played in Uzbekistan. Traditional instruments include:[13]

String

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Gydzhak or Gʻijjak spike fiddles in Russian Turkestan
  • Dutor (long-necked fretted lute)
  • Rubob (long-necked fretted lute)
  • Tanbur (long-necked fretted lute)
  • Tor (long-necked fretted lute)
  • Ud (long-necked fretted lute)
  • Gʻijjak (spike fiddle)
  • Chang (struck zither)

Wind

[edit]

Percussion

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Zang, bracelet of bells from Uzbekistan
  • Doira (frame drum)
  • Dovul (drum)
  • Nogʻora (pot-shaped drum covered with leather on the top)
  • Qoshiq (spoons)
  • Zang (bracelets)

References

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  1. ^ Fierman, William. "Uzbekistan." Microsoft Student 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008
  2. ^ a b Levin, Theodore. "Uzbekistan". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ^ Broughton, Simon; Razia Sultanova (2000). "Bards of the Golden Road". In Simon Broughton; Mark Ellingham; James McConnachie; Orla Duane (eds.). World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific. Penguin Books. pp. 24–31. ISBN 1-85828-636-0.
  4. ^ Mamadjanova, Elnora (2016). Traditional Music of the Uzbeks. Tashkent: Extremum Press.
  5. ^ Levin, Theodore (1997). The Hundred Thousand Fools of God: Musical Travels in Central Asia (and Queens, New York. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0253332066.
  6. ^ Matyakubov, O. "A Traditional Musician in Modern Society: A Case Study of Turgun Alimatov's Art". Yearbook for Traditional Music 25 (1993), pp. 60-66.
  7. ^ "The Art of Propaganda". EurasiaNet. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Uzbekistan: National Singer Sherali Joʻrayev is Sixty. His Concerts - Banned by Authorities". Ferghana News (in Russian). 26 April 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. ^ Mamadjanova, Elnora and Hebert, David G. (2022). Music Festivals and Cultural Diplomacy in Uzbekistan. In David G. Hebert and Jonathan McCollum, (Eds.), "Ethnomusicology and Cultural Diplomacy". Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield), pp.77-92. ISBN 9781793642912
  10. ^ Lisack, Lucille. (2018). A National School for Global Music: The Case of Uzbekistan in the Globalized Network of Western-Style “Contemporary Music”. In David G. Hebert & Mikolaj Rykowski, eds., Music Glocalization: Heritage and Innovation in a Digital Age. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars, p.190-217.
  11. ^ "Bands by Country: Uzbekistan". Metal Archives. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  12. ^ Fitzpatrick, Catherine (21 April 2011). "Uzbek Government Censors Rap Music". Euriasianet. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Uzbek musical instruments". Sairam. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
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