Tajik folk music "Chaffsuzi" from the album "Chinese Music Map to hear Xinjiang Tajik folk music Collection"

Qiafu Suzi

Folk music Ethnic Group: Tajik Region: Xinjiang

Dab: Azim Husidili, Gulina Ahongjiang

Eagle Flute: Ekbel Abilixiu, Salayman Chiacuni

The Tajiks living on the eastern side of the Pamir Plateau and in Tashkurgan, Shache, Yechen and other places have a long and diversified musical tradition. Their settlements are located at the most mysterious and beautiful crossroads of the ancient Silk Road. All ethnic groups in the Western regions, as well as ancient Persian, ancient Indian and ancient Arab civilizations, have left their marks on Tajik music. The Musical Instruments of Tajik nationality are rich and similar to those of Uyghur nationality, but they retain their own ethnic characteristics. The tabla Dabu has a wide poplar frame, covered with animal skin, the string instrument Aichek has a unique violin case, the plucked instrument Tajdalzhwaf is often dug out of whole apricot wood, the sheep casing string, and the most noticed and praised Tajik eagle whistle "Nai"...

Dabu is low and exciting, striking a rhythmic and irregular rhythm, and the clear and bright eagle whistle jumps between the simple and melodious melody, like a young eagle talking on the cliff.

The Tajik people call the eagle flute "Na Yi", which is their most unique and representative musical instrument, the Tajik people worship the eagle, the eagle was the totem of the Tajik, but also the symbol of heroes, in the Tajik people spread many dances, songs and legends about the eagle, carrying their freedom, pure and beautiful life and love yearning. Through the eagle's wing bones, they send a wave of anger, sorrow and joy into the clear and more flute sounds blown by the three blowholes, as if the air of the plateau passes through the hard and bright eagle wing bones, and the flute sounds are like transparent wings carrying the heart in the music, circling in the high sky, diving, flying to the vast snowy mountains and the endless sky.