Music of Tajikistan
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Tajik music is closely related to other Central Asian forms of music. The classical music is shashmaqam, which is also distinctive in Uzbekistan.[1] Southern Tajikistan has a distinctive form of folk music called falak, which is played at celebrations for weddings, circumcisions and other occasions.
Tajik folk music
Tajik folk music is traditionally divided into three styles,
Gharibi
Gharibi is the song of a stranger, an early 20th-century innovation of poor farm laborers and other workers who had to leave their land.
Holiday music
Sayri Guli Lola is the holiday of tulips, which includes accompanied choral and dance music. The most important song of this holiday is called "Naqshi Kalon".
The birth of a child is cause for special musical celebration. Traditional
Traditional Tajik wedding music is played by sozanda, professional musicians, mostly female, who are part of ensembles called the
Badakhshan
See also
- List of Tajik musicians
- List of Tajik singers
- Persian pop music
References
- ^ "Central Asia in Words and Pictures". Hauntedink.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ [1] Archived March 19, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Institute of Ismaili Studies: The Music of Tajik Badakhshan". Archived from the original on 2005-05-10. Retrieved 2005-05-22.
- ^ "Istaravshan.org". Istaravshan.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
Bibliography
- 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
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