Omar Akhun is a
Uyghur composer and musical performer best known for his
Muqam
A Muqam ( ug, ئۇيغۇر مۇقامى, ucy=Муқам; zh, s=木卡姆, p=Mùkǎmǔ) is the melody type used in the music of the Uyghurs, that is, a musical mode and set of melodic formulas used to guide improvisation and composition.
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melodies, often composing in 12 muqams. He and
Turdi Akhun
Turdi Akhun (; 1881–1956), sometimes spelled Turdu Ahun, was a traditional Uyghur folk musician in the Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uy ...
in the 1950s recorded songs using this form and made it more systematic.
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Uyghur people
Uyghur music
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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