Sanubar Tursun سەنۇبەر تۇرسۇن | |
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Born | |
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 |
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 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]
Her 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.
Sanubar Tursun سەنۇبەر تۇرسۇن | |
---|---|
Born | |
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 |
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 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]
Her 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.