Sanubar Tursun (Uyghur: سەنۇبەر تۇرسۇن; Chinese: 塞努拜尔·吐尔逊; pinyin: Sāinǔbài'ěr Tǔ'ěrxùn; b. 1971) is a Uyghur female singer-songwriter, famous dutar player and researcher for Uyghur Muqams. Tursun released her first album in 2000. She was a judge in the Uyghur language The Voice of the Silk Road. She was allegedly sentenced to 5 years in prison.[1]
Sanubar Tursun سەنۇبەر تۇرسۇن | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1971 |
| Disappeared | 1 November 2018 Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China |
| Status | Alleged 5 years imprisonment |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Xinjiang Arts Institute |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, classical song singer |
| Years active | 2000-present |
Early life
editSanubar was born in Ghulja, to musician Tursun Chang. Her father taught her to play stringed instruments including dutar and satar. She trained and worked professionally as a chang (hammer dulcimer) player.[2][3]
In May 2014, she gave a performance at University of London.[4]
On 7 August 2016, she appeared in Los Angeles.[5]
Disappearance
editHer scheduled performances in the French cities of Nantes, Angers and Rennes were cancelled in November 2018 after she encountered difficulties leaving China. [6] Reports claimed that she was detained by the Chinese authorities in November 2018 and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Her concert in Shanghai in November 2019 was cancelled.[7] later in 2019 she was released, likely due to pressure from international community.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mass arrests in Xinjiang continue". www.osu.edu. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "About Sanubar Tursun". www.akdn.org. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "SOAS to welcome one of the finest singers in Central Asia, Sanubar Tursun". www.soas.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "Sanubar Tursun Concert Tour in Europe". www.uyghurensemble.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Sanubar Tursun's voice in Los Angeles Sky". www.www.rfa.org. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "concerts canceled".
- ^ "Uighur musician listed for China show year after disappearance". Agence France-Presse. 28 October 2019.