Xinjiang, My home: Hami Muqam inheritor's passion for traditional art

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Hami Muqam inheritor's passion for traditional art DATELINE: April 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:51 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Uighur): AHMAD KHAHAR, Hami Muqam inheritor STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Uighur): AHMAD KHAHAR, Hami Muqam inheritor "My name is Ahmad Khahar. I'm an inheritor of Hami Muqam. This is Hami ghijek. The head of this instrument is made of wood. My two brothers and I began to learn Hami Muqam when we were children. We've played it for about 20 years. People used to sing like this. They sang with a slow tone when necessary. Instruments like Suona, Rawap, Hami Rawap, Dutar and Tanbur are all included in Hami Muqam to make the music more graceful. After we moved to the intangible cultural heritage center, we've learned about Hami Muqam from the older generation of artists systematically. With young Hami Muqam performers here, we can learn from each other as well through this platform." Muqam, a traditional art of the Uygur ethnic group in X

Xinjiang, My home: A happy family gathering

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A happy family gathering DATELINE: April 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Khemerye Khahar's home 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): KHEMERYE KHAHAR and her family 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KHEMERYE KHAHAR, Student 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Uygur): KAHAR MIJIT, Father 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Uygur): PATGUL ATAWULLA, Mother 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Uygur): MIJIT MAQMUTI, Grandfather 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Uygur): SETINISA SALA, Grandmother 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Uygur): Family members 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Uygur): KHEMERYE KHAHAR and family 10. various of family gathering STORYLINE: Khemerye Khahar, a fifth-grade primary school student, has a happy family gathering every weekend in Kuqa of Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): KHEMERYE KHAHAR and her family "What toy do you want to buy? Little Princess. Daddy, are you ready? It's OK. OK, Let's go." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KHEMERYE KHAHAR, Student "Hello, everyone. I'm Khemerye.