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London Uyghur Ensemble plays traditional Uyghur music from Central Asia. The group is based in London and composed of musicians from East Turkistan (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China) and Kyrgyzstan, as well as Uyghur music enthusiasts from Britain.

The music of Uyghurs is closely related to other Central Asian musical traditions, but also to music across the Muslim world. The song style is highly ornamented, and often uses asymmetrical rhythms and ecstatic prose, as is often found in Sufi-influenced music. The various Uyghur regions have their own distinctive style and repertoire that extends from pure pentatonic melodies in the east to the more modal and complex repertoire of Kashgar.

Uyghur is a little known, but numerous minority that inhabits the great desert and mountain region of China’s Xinjiang region, also called East Turkistan. Despite continuous economic, social and cultural discrimination, the music and culture of the Uyghurs flourishes. Some of the musicians in London Uyghur Ensemble came to Britain as refugees, but they have tried to preserve their cultural heritage by starting this ensemble.

"FØrde Festival 2010" organiser's website:

http://www.fordefestivalen.no

How to find the "FØrde Festival" venue:

http://www.joobili.com/festival/forde-folk-music-festival_forde_11454

Event No: 16

Date: 17th June 2010 Time: Starts 8:00 PM

London Uyghur Ensemble concert at the Islington Folk Club, London on 17th June 2010

Venue:

The Horseshoe, 24 Clerkenwell Close, London, EC1R 0AG

Admission is £7.00 (£5.00 for members)

Four musicians and one singer/dancer with music from the Uyghur people, who live in East Turkestan, with a wide diaspora in central Asia (and Haringey). They play the long-necked tambur and dutar lutes, ghijak spike fiddle and percussion.

Contact phone: (020) 7253 6068

Email Martin Nail at info@islingtonfolkclub.co.uk.

For further information (ticket bookings), please visit the organiser's website:

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/martin.nail/Islington/IFCdates.htm

Event No: 15

Date: 30th May 2010 Time: Starts 14:30 PM

The London Uyghur Ensemble Performs in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) on May 30th 2010.

Venue:

地點：臺北市中山堂中正廳

For further information, please visit:

http://www.tco.taipei.gov.tw

Event No: 14

Date: 9th April 2010 Time: Starts 7:30 PM, Finishes 10:30 PM

The London Uyghur Ensemble Performs at the St Ethelburga's Centre on April 9th, 2010

The London Uyghur Ensemble is performing at St Ethelburga's Centre, London April 9th, 2010 7:30 pm through 10:30 pm.

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Advance booking is highly recommended due to limited seating capacity

Venue: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace.

78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG, United Kingdom

Contact Phone: 07776 136 609

Email: music@stethelburgas.org

For further information, please visit St Ethelburga's Centre website:

http://stethelburgas.org/civicrm/event/info?id=157&reset=1

Event No: 13

Date: 19 March 2010 Time: Starts 7:00 PM, Finishes 9:00 PM

Free admission

SOAS Department of Music, University of London

Nowruz Celebration with live music from The London Uyghur Ensemble

Venue: SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London. Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

Type of Event: Celebration

Further info about the London Uyghur Ensemble: http://www.uyghurensemble.co.uk

Enquries

Centres and Programmes Office, centres@soas.ac.uk or Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4892/3

Organiser: SOAS Department of Music and Centres & Programmes (REO)

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http://www.soas.ac.uk/events/event56350.html

Event No: 12 Date: 5.00 pm, 3rd November 2009

Cambridge Central Asia Forum, University of Cambridge

Music and identity in the Middle East and Central Asia

Venue: Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Site, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA, UK.

The London Uyghur Ensemble:

Performing Central Asian Muslim identity in China and in the UK

Lecture by Rachel Harris with live performance by members of the London Uyghur Ensemble. Rachel Harris is Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, where she teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in ethnomusicology and on the music of Central Asia and China. She was co-editor of the journal ‘Ethnomusicology Forum’ between 2004 and 2007. Her book, ‘Singing the Village: memories, music and ritual amongst the Sibe of Xinjiang’ is published by Oxford University Press (2004). Her current research specialism is in Uyghur music; she has published on aspects of the music culture from ritual contexts to globalisation, pop and identity politics. She co-edited the cross-disciplinary volume ‘Situating the Uyghurs between China and Central Asia’ (Ashgate 2007), and her latest book is on the Uyghur Muqam: ‘The Making of a Musical Canon in Chinese Central Asia’ (Ashgate 2008). She has collaborated in the production of several CD recordings, and plays dutar with the London Uyghur Ensemble.

Contact person: Sophie Anderson. Tel: (+44)01223 335103

How to find us:

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Event No: 11 Date: 24 February 2009

Time: starts 7:00 pm Ticket price: £8.00

Venue: University Firth Hall, University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield Concert Series:

London Uyghur Ensemble

Music and dance of the Uyghurs, a little known mountain race of North West China.Expect thrilling vocals, accompanied by longnecked lutes, spike fiddles and frame drums. With its limping rhythms and ecstatic poetry all deeply imbued with the sufi ethos, this event is mystical, musical eye-opener not to be missed.

Rahima Mahmut (singer)

Nizamidin Sametov (tambur)

Stephen Jones (violin/ghijak)

Rachel Harris (dutar)

Rustam Saliev (dap)

Organised by: University of Sheffield

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/concerts/eveningconcert.html

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Event No: 10 Date: 17 February 2009

Time: Starts 7:00 PM Finishes 9:00 PM Free admission

Venue: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS, University of London

SOAS Concert Series:

London Uyghur Ensemble

This concert will feature the entrancing songs and instrumental music of the Central Asian Uyghurs. Singer Rahima is accompanied by an ensemble of long-necked lutes, spike fiddle and frame drum. Deeply imbued by the Sufi ethos, with its limping rhythms and ecstatic poetry this easternmost example of maqam traditions will open the doors to a new musical world.

Poster PDF

Contact email: musicevents@soas.ac.uk Contact Tel: 020 7898 4500

Organised by: Department of Music, SOAS

http://www.soas.ac.uk/events/event46386

Event No: 9 Date: 29th January 2009

Time: Starts 8:30 PM Admission: £7.00. (£5.00 for members)

Venue: The Horseshoe, 24 Clerkenwell Close, London, EC1R 0AG

Islington Folk Club: London Uyghur Ensemble

The London Uyghur Ensemble is performing at the Islington Folk Club, London on 29th January 2009, performance starts from 8.30pm. For further details, please visit the Islington Folk Club website:

http://www.islingtonfolkclub.co.uk

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/martin.nail/Islington/IFCdates.htm

Contact:

Bernard Puckett (bookings@islingtonfolkclub.co.uk) tel: (020) 7253 6068

Event No: 8 Date: Wed 15 OCT 2008 6.30-7.30pm

Venue: Asian Music Circuit, Unit GE West Point, 33-34 Warple Way, London W3

The London Uyghur Ensemble

perform traditional songs and maqam from Central Asia

The London Uyghur Ensemble is the UK's first locally-based group performing the music and dance of the Central Asian Uyghurs. Rahima Mahmut's thrilling vocals are accompanied by an ensemble of long-necked lutes, a spike fiddle and a frame drum. Deeply imbued with the Sufi ethos, with its limping rhythms and ecstatic poetry, this easternmost example of the maqam traditions of the Islamic world opens up new musical horizons for its audiences.

http://www.amc.org.uk/education/amc_whats_on.htm#october

Event No: 7 Date: 07/08/2008 Time: 6.30pm, Location: Sidmouth, Devon, UK

The London Uyghur Ensemble is performing at the "Sidmouth Folk Week 2008" Festival, Parish Church, Sidmouth, Devon, UK on 7th August 2008, 6.30pm - 7.15pm. For further details, please visit "Sidmouth Folk Week 2008" website:

www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk/lineup.htm

Event No: 6 Date: 12/07/2008 Time: 1pm, Location: London, Hyde Park, UK

The London Uyghur Ensemble is delighted to invite you its first large London public performance at the "DIASPORA LONDON MUSIC VILLAGE 2008" Festival, HYDE PARK, by the Serpentine lake, London, on Saturday 12th July. Nearest tube Hyde Park Corner. We start our performance from 1 pm, and play for 45 minutes. The festival will continue with other world music bands until 9pm. We hope that London's Uyghurs will come and join us on stage to show off your fantastic Uyghur dancing. Wear your finest national dress and don't be shy. Please come and join us. This is a rare occasion for all of us to enjoy music and a picnic in one of London's best parks. At least 1,000 people attend this festival, and this is a great chance to introduce our culture to them in a way they won�t forget. For further details, visit the organisers� website:

http://www.culturalco-operation.org/mv/mv_index.htm

Event No: 5 Date: 5/07/2008 Time: 6.30pm, Location: Montague Place London

The London Uyghur Ensemble is performing at the "London Festival of Architecture 2008", Montague Place, behind the British Museum, London, UK on 5th July 2008, on Saturday. We start our performance from 6.30pm, and play for 40 minutes. For further details, please visit:

London Festival of Architecture website:

http://www.lfa2008.org/event.php?id=909&name=World+Music+Performances+from+SOAS

SOAS Website:

http://www.soas.ac.uk/news/newsitem44551

Event No: 4 Date: 11/4/2008 Location: London, UK Click for [PDF Format]

The London Uyghur Ensemble - Central Asia

St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace

World Music

faith is a source of conflict... and a resource for transforming conflict. Music can speak powerfully about human experiences of conflict and can enable us to cross cultural and religious boundaries.

Fri 11 April ~ doors open 7pm, music at 7.30pm

The UK´s first locally-based group performing the entrancing songs and instrumental music of the Central Asian Uyghurs.

Singer Rahima and dancer Yalckun are accompanied by our ensemble of long-necked lutes, spike fiddle and frame drum. Deeply imbued by the Sufi ethos, with its limping rhythms and ecstatic poetry this easternmost example of maqām traditions opens new musical worlds for its audiences.

This event is £10 and can be paid on the door.

St Ethelburga'sCentre website: http://www.stethelburgas.org/index.htm

Event No: 3 Date: 11/10/2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland

12th International CHIME Conference

School of Music, University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland 11 to 14 October 2007

Participation in this meeting is open to all interested scholars and students in the realms of Asian Studies, (Ethno-)Musicology, Sinology, Anthropology and all related fields, as well as to musicians and others interested or active in the realms of Chinese and Asian music. The conference is hosted and organized by the School of Music at UCD. Note that you are not obliged to give a presentation in order to participate. We also warmly welcome people who would like to listen in!

Concerts We will have a fine selection of vocal and instrumental music in (or near) China, and music in the diaspora, including performances by the London Uyghur Ensemble, Mongolian epic singers, the Silk String Quartet, and zheng player Sun Zhuo.

Source:

Further details on the CHIME website:

http://home.planet.nl/~chime/entries/meetings/upmeet.html

University College of Dublin website:

http://www.ucd.ie/music/news/chime_2007_conference.html

Event No: 2 Date: 22/6/2007 Location: London, UK

London Uyghur Ensemble's performance

at St Pancras Centre

Refugee Week 2007

Friday 22nd June from 12-4pm London Uyghur Ensemble play from 3.30-4pm

The Crypt, Cromer Street, London, WC1H 8JU

Event No: 1 Date: 26/05/2007 Location: London, UK

A Celebration of Spring with Music from Central Asia and Turkey