Tajik folk music "Lonely Eagle Flute Farak" from the album "Chinese Music Map to hear Xinjiang Tajik Folk music Collection"

Lonely Eagle Flute "Falake" Lonely Eagle Flute "Falake"

Folk music Ethnic Group: Tajik Region: Xinjiang

Eagle Whistle: Shareheman Ciacuni

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"...

It was the wind of the plateau, passing through the blow hole of the flute made of the eagle's longest wing bone, as if the eagle had lent its wings to the flute, as if the eagle's spirit were also placed in the flute, recalling forever the high and clear blue sky, the peaks of the snow-capped mountains, and the direction of the sun. The flute's sound was two or three octaves higher than that of ordinary instruments, and its sound was as clear and clear as the thin and clear air of a very high altitude. And bright daylight, light as if free from all bondage and far away. Eagle was once the totem of the Tajik people, but also the symbol of their heroes, Tajik people have eagle dance, there are many eagle music, stories and legends, but also this eagle flute, in their festivals, marriage, sheep, horse racing and other occasions to play, as if carrying all these thoughts, the heart is entrusted to the day, to the lonely and unknown joy and unlimited freedom of solo.