Xinjiang was called the Western Regions in ancient times, and was less influenced by Confucian culture, so all ethnic groups were outgoing and unrestrained. Xinjiang music is vigorous, rough, warm and beautiful, as bright as the sun, magnificent and gorgeous. Xinjiang is a famous multi-ethnic area in China, and its national culture is ever-changing. Xinjiang music has the heat of a flaming mountain, the clarity of glacial meltwater and the bright color of Tianshan Snow Lotus. The music of Wang Yang and Han Hai Shahan makes people wonder, sigh and admire. This album featured the most beautiful and representative folk songs in Xinjiang, such as "Under the Silver Moonlight", "Awari Guli" and "Alamuhan", which made the listeners feel as if they were under the green fields and grape vines in Tianshan Mountain.

Brief introduction of Xinjiang local music

Twelve Muqams in Uyghur language is a great contribution of the Uyghur people to the splendid culture of the Chinese nation and a rare treasure in the art treasure house of our great motherland. She used music, literature, dance, drama and other language art forms to show the gorgeous life and noble sentiments of the Uygur people, reflecting their ideals and pursuits and the joys and sorrows arising under the historical conditions at that time. She combines traditional music, performance music, literature and art, drama and dance, and has the characteristics of combining lyricism with narration. This form of music is unique in the art history of all nationalities in the world and can be called a must. Muqam has a long history and a broad and far-reaching background, which is in sync with the historical era of Uighurs. Although there are many folk tribes in Uygur, with a vast territory, and its music culture has the characteristics of multi-level and multi-source, it is still different from other nationalities' music with its own unique style. The national musical instruments commonly used in Xinjiang are Dutar, Rewafu, tambourine and Dongbula. It is nomadic in northwest China.

Xinjiang Folk Songs The collective name of Xinjiang folk songs of all ethnic groups. Popular in Xinjiang and even all over the country. Xinjiang is located in the northwest border of China, inhabited by thirteen ethnic groups including Uygur, Han, Kazak, Mongolian, Hui, Kirgiz, Uzbek, Xibe, Manchu, Tajik, tatar, Daur and Russian. They are good at singing and dancing, so Xinjiang is called "the land of singing and dancing". Folk songs of all ethnic groups have beautiful melody, bright rhythm, regular and symmetrical structure and warm and cheerful emotions. Most of them use the seven-tone natural mode, and some use the five-tone mode. B7, # 1, #2, #4 and #5 are used in a variety of ways, with bright colors and strong local flavor. The main accompaniment instruments are tambourine, Dongbula, Rewafu, iron drum and so on. Lyrics are easy to understand and most of them are combined with real life. Folk singers and poets are generally respected, and they have made beneficial contributions to the creation, processing and dissemination of folk songs. The famous large-scale Uygur music and dance epic Twelve Muqams has been circulated among the people for a long time and is deeply loved by the masses. Famous songs such as "Singing the People's Liberation Army", "Xinjiang is Good", "Bouncing My Winter Bula" and "Why Flowers Are So Red" have spread all over the country and have a great influence.

The most famous music in Xinjiang is Uygur folk music. It inherits the artistic traditions of ancient Qiuci music, Gaochang music, Yizhou music, Shule music and Yutian music, and retains strong national characteristics. Due to geographical separation, in the long-term historical development, Uygur folk music in various parts of Xinjiang has been injected into the milk of local life, forming several musical color zones with different styles, namely, southern Xinjiang color zone, eastern Xinjiang color zone and Dao Lang color zone (Dao Lang area includes Bachu, Mohammad, Awati and villages bordering shache county). "Dao Lang" is the local name for this area. The colorful areas in southern Xinjiang are very wide, and the contents and forms are different from place to place. For example, Hotan folk songs are simple and short, full of local flavor; Kashgar folk songs have complex rhythms and rich modes; Kuqa folk songs are lively and lively, and the dances are vivid, which vaguely reveals the legacy of ancient Qiuci music and dance. Dongjiang Color District includes Hami, Turpan and other places. Folk songs are similar to Han and Mongolian in structure and mode. The folk songs in Dao Lang Color District are rough in style, retaining the idyllic sentiment loved by the ancient nomadic Uyghur Dolans. In addition, in Yili area, a large number of Uighurs who have moved from southern Xinjiang and eastern Xinjiang for more than 200 years have inevitably accepted the influence of multi-ethnic culture here and formed Uygur folk music with local colors in Yili. Songs are complete in structure, large in scale, long in tune and deep in emotion, and many songs have narrative characteristics. The traditional music of Uyghur includes Muqam, Kuszchak, Etixixi and Maida. The Uyghur classical music Twelve Muqams and Eighty-two Daqu is an important achievement of the development of Uyghur national music to divertimento form, and it is also an artistic treasure of the perfect combination of Uyghur national music and dance. Including more than 340 classical recitative songs, folk ballads, dance music, instrumental music, etc., have been circulating in northern and southern Xinjiang for a long time. Muqam (Daqu) can be divided into Kashgar Muqam, Dao Lang Muqam and Hami Muqam due to different regions. Among them, Kashgar Muqam has the largest scale, the most complete form and the richest tunes. Each "Muqam" is composed of three parts: Danaman, Dadan and Masilaifu, and develops at the speed of disorder, medium board and warm allegro. 12 Muqam takes more than 20 hours to sing once in a row. After liberation, Twelve Muqams was published.

The word "Sainaim" means "idol, idol, beauty, beauty" in Uighur, and it can also be a woman's name. Musically, it is the name of a kind of song-and-dance music sung by many songs (at most more than ten songs, at least seven or eight songs). In the first part of Muqam in Kashgar, there is a senayim, which is also a kind of dance music, so it seems that this name and form have a long history. In Muqam, besides Sainaim, there are many Sainaim named after place names. Such as Sainaim in Yili, Sainaim in Kashgar and Sainaim in Dao Lang. The common feature of this kind of dance music is mainly singing, singing and dancing. Start slowly and steadily, gradually accelerate to reach the climax, and finally end in cheerful music and warm dance.

Kuszchak, Artisisi and Maida are Uygur rap music forms. "Kuszchak" is a folk song, and some of it is composed of songs with simple story, with single melody and small scale. Most of his lyrics focus on the love between men and women. "Etisisi" is rap, with single or double performances, mainly talking, and occasionally a small amount of singing accompanied by Zhiwaf, with the same content as Kuszchak. "Maida" mainly tells stories, with historical stories, religious wars and fairy tales as its content, and basically does not sing. The performers are lively, colorful and play up the atmosphere. The distinctive features of Uygur music are also manifested in the diversity of national musical instruments. As far back as the Sui and Tang Dynasties, five-string pipa, quxiang pipa, cricket, pipa and other musical instruments prevailed in Qiuci and other places, and were introduced to the Central Plains with the music of the western regions. Nowadays, Uygur folk musical instruments are developed on the basis of inheriting the essence of ancient western musical instruments and accepting the influence of Chinese and foreign musical instruments. Among them, there are dozens of plucked, played and percussion instruments, mainly solo, plucked, dulcimer, Ai Jieke, Rewafu, Chatar, Suona, Zuraman, Di Zi, Dafu (tambourine) and Nagra. When performing Uygur songs and dances, people can hear the crisp and soft piano sounds of Doutard and Rewafu and the melodious drums of Dafu.

Kazakhs are a people who love music, and they are known as "horses and songs are the wings of Kazakhs". Folk songs play a very important role in Kazakh folk music. Where there are Kazakh yurts, there are songs. According to tradition, Kazakh folk music can be divided into two categories: "Kuiyi" and "An". The so-called "An" is instrumental music, and "An" is a song. Kuiyi is mainly played by Dombrat. Generally speaking, these songs are single small songs, and there are also some divertimentos played by several songs. "An" (song) can be divided into several categories according to the content and singing occasion. Musically speaking, "An" is generally short, with beautiful tunes and easy catchiness. The famous "mayila" and "My Flowers" have become the songs that are often sung in domestic and foreign music circles.

When congratulating a newborn baby, people are used to singing "Happy Birthday". In the wedding, we should sing a set of interesting "wedding songs" such as "persuading to marry" and "unveiling"; When relatives and friends leave, they should sing "Don't leave"; When friends and relatives get together on holidays, they should sing to each other; Sing a "funeral song" when a loved one dies. In this sense, Kazakhs spend their whole lives with songs.

Professional singing poets are called "Akon", because they often stand on the side of the masses, so they are loved and respected by the masses. Every year, when the cattle move to Zhixia Ranch, the traditional "Akon Playing and Singing" will be held in the season when the grass grows and the birds fly and the livestock are strong. This is a big competition between poetry singing and improvisation. At that time, "Akon" from all over the country will sing in front of everyone with their own songs and ask each other questions. The referee finally decides the outcome according to the duet between the two sides.

Kazakh traditional folk musical instruments mainly include Dombrat, Kubuzi and Spitzer.