The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is dominated by Uyghurs, a Turkic people related to others from Central Asia. There is much variation in the music of East Turkistan/Xinjiang, including unique regional differences in Ili, Kashgar, Khotan and Aksu Prefecture. The southern area includes the simple songs of Hotan, the dance-oriented music of the Kuga and the complexly rhythmic songs of the Kashgar.
Song: Mudan Khan
Artist: Pasha Ishan
Album: Music From the Oasis Towns of Central Asia