The Tajik folk music "Karatiken" comes from the album "Listening to the Tajik Folk Music Collection in Xinjiang on the Chinese Music Map"

Kara Tieken

Folk Music Ethnic Group: Tajik Region: Xinjiang

DuMu Ba Ke: Akbar Abili Show

Xiaxitar: Aizimu Husidili

The Tajik people, who have lived on the eastern side of the Pamir Plateau and in places such as Tashkurgan, Shache, and Yecheng, have a long and diverse music tradition. Their settlements are located at the most mysterious and magnificent hub of the ancient Silk Road, and various ethnic groups in the Western Regions, as well as ancient Persian, Indian, and Arab civilizations, have left their mark on Tajik music. The Tajik ethnic group has a rich variety of musical instruments, which are similar to Uyghur musical instruments, but still retain their own ethnic characteristics. The hand drum Dabu has a wide poplar wood frame, covered with animal skin. The stringed instrument Aizek has a unique qin case, and the plucked instrument Tajie Darjewafu is often carved from a whole piece of apricot wood, with a sheep intestine wrapped string on top. There is also the most eye-catching and praised Tajik eagle flute "Nayi"

Like this song 'Karatiken', Xia Xitai's plucking sound is like a gurgling spring, splashing into the water pool, and flowing clearly in the mountains and forests, accompanied by the staggered rhythm and gentle tone of Du Mubak, like the interaction of springs and stones. With the arrangement of musical phrases, it seems that the lush grass beach, birds in the forest, gradually opening winding water paths, and undulating curves of the mountains can be seen.