Post Tagged with: "Maqom"
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Uzbek Maqom Workshop at SOAS with Ilyos Arabov
By Eugene Leung Ilyos Arabov, Honoured Artist of Uzbekistan, Professor and Head of the Instrumental Performance Department at the Yunus Rajabiy Institute for National Musical Arts, gave a workshop at SOAS on 26 February 2026. The aim of the workshop was to allow musicians with proficient with other maqām traditions to have a first experience in performing maqom-based Uzbek music, with an emphasis on its intricate ornamentations, also known as nola (“sighing”) in Uzbek. […]
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Concert at SOAS by the Ilyos Arabov Ensemble
Photo credits to © Mike Skelton On 27 February 2026, the Ilyos Arabov Ensemble performed at the Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS University of London, presenting the rich musical and dance traditions of Bukhara. Ilyos Arabov: Vocals, Tanbur (long-necked plucked lute), Sato (long-necked bowed lute), Dutor (long-necked plucked lute), Doira (frame drum) Farangiz Makhmudova: DutorNasimkhon Muzaffarov: DoiraVosidjon Makhmudov: Ghijjak (short-necked bowed lute)Dilorom Madrakhimova: Dance Where Boundaries Dissolve Bukhara and its musics testify to the cultural diversity of […]
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Bastakor creativity in Uzbekistan
Fieldwork: Researching bastakor creativity in Uzbekistan, Sept-Dec 2025 Eugene Leung travelled to Uzbekistan between September and December to conduct fieldwork for his PhD dissertation, on creativity in Uzbek classical music. Based in Tashkent, he was attached to the Yunus Rajabiy Institute of National Musical Arts (UzMMSI), immersing in its musical life, whilst also travelling to cities such as Bukhara, Samarqand and Andijan to engage with musicians and musical institutions in these cities. […]
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Visit to the Farg’ona Maqom School and the Marg’ilan Maqom Theatre
With members of the Marg’ilan Maqom Theatre In April 2025, Rachel Harris and Aziz Isa Elkun were generously hosted by the Maqom School led by Ulug’bek Mamadjanov, and the Maqom Theatre led by Fazil Ismailov. Both are recently established, on the foundation of existing music institutions, but with a new focus on maqom. The Maqom School holds several hundred students of school age, and several dozen talented teachers who are […]