Surnai, or suona in Xinjiang, is a double-reed gas-sounding instrument of Uyghur, Uzbek and other ethnic groups. Uyghur is called Surnai and Suonai, and there are various translations such as Suona, Suona, Suona, Suona and so on. Common name trumpet. Popular in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

In the traditional Uyghur religious festivals Kurban Festival, Rozi Festival or wedding celebrations, advocating music performances are indispensable entertainment activities. Qing Tingyuan's "Xijiang Miscellaneous Poems" (Volume 3) in "The Age of the Year": "New Year, there is a stage on the left side of the front hall of the palace, made of bricks, more than 10 feet high, and iron frame sheepskin drums six and seven above. The faces are of different heights and sizes, and the hammers are staggered to form a rhythm, and the suona trumpets are used to blow them alternately, day and night.

On festivals or festive occasions, an advocacy band composed of Surnai and Nagra is placed on the top platform of the tall mosque in the village and town. The most common people are a Surnai, a pair of Nagra and a bass Nagra. (Dongba drum), in grand national festivals, two surnai and three pairs of nagra are used. Surnay is used to play the tune and Nagra is used to strike the rhythm. The musicians played to their heart's content, and all the men, women and children of the village gathered in the square in front of the monastery and danced to the cheerful music. Sometimes all night long, three days and three nights in a row, the music is non-stop, the dance is non-stop, and the scene is spectacular. In addition to being used for drumming, Surnai is also used for solo and singing and dancing accompaniment. Any tune that can be sung can be played solo.

The popular music of Muqam and Sinaim are excellent solo pieces and accompaniment pieces for singing and dancing. The folk advocacy band in the Yili area of northern Xinjiang has preserved twelve sets of traditional advocacy music: "Sai Naim", "Double Sai Naim", "Rock Shale", "Rock Shale Flowers", "Gudum", " "Mushaurek", "Sariha", "Newwit", "Kurt", "Yuelan", "Xiadiana I", "Xiadiana II" and so on. Famous performers include Mensor Shah and Abdul Gulli.