Omar_Akhun

Omar Akhun

Omar Akhun

Uyghur composer and musical performer

Omar Akhun is a Uyghur composer and musical performer[1] best known for his Muqam melodies, often composing in 12 muqams. He and Turdi Akhun in the 1950s recorded songs using this form and made it more systematic.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Cultural Politics and the Pragmatics of Resistance". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  2. [2]
    Northern Iraq info


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