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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Zohreh Khan

Angel Romero April 2, 2020 No Comments Uzbek musicUzbekistanZohreh Khan

Zohreh Khan is a wedding singer from Uzbekistan With a warm voice, Zohreh Khan sings at weddings in the region of Khorezme in the western…

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Artist Profiles: Abbos Kosimov

Angel Romero February 5, 2020 No Comments Abbos Kosimovdoyraframe drumsUzbek musicUzbekistanworld fusion

Abbos Kosimov is a master doyra player and innovator in the history of frame drumming. Both a traditional master and a contemporary trendsetter, Kosimov has…

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Artist Profiles: Yulduz Usmanova

Angel Romero December 31, 2017 No Comments Uzbek musicUzbekistanYulduz Usmanova

Uzbek singer Yulduz Usmanova was born on December 12, 1963 in Margilan, Uzbekistan. She was a unique phenomenon in the global pop culture of the…

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Artist Profiles: Yalla

Angel Romero December 31, 2017 1 Comment Uzbek musicUzbekistanYalla

Yalla is one of the leading popular music groups in the former Soviet central Asian republic of Uzbekistan. The band is from Tashkent the capital…

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Artist profiles: Sevara Nazarkhan

Angel Romero December 1, 2017 No Comments dutarSevara NazarkhanUzbek musicUzbekistan

Sevara Nazarkhan, an Uzbek singer-songwriter and musician, plays the dutar, a fifteenth century two-stringed Central Asian lute that is plucked, not strummed. When music was…

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Artist Profiles: Matlubeh

Angel Romero July 30, 2017 No Comments MatlubehUzbek musicUzbekistan

Matlubeh is known as the turquoise of Uzbekistan. Her voice has such a large range that she is able to move freely from classical music…

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