Erkin Abdulla
Encyclopedia
Erkin Abdulla was born in Qarghiliq. Kashgar
, Xinjiang
, China
. He started to study guitar since childhood. In 1999, he graduated from Central University for Nationalities. Because he was very fond of music, he became a professional pop singer, and set up Erkin Music Group. He is an associate director of Chinese
Flamenco
Association.
music, his music has a distinct, international flare.Therefore, his music is a "mixture" of Uyghur, Turkish, Russian, Spanish and Chinese, as well as rock, jazz and hip-hop styles, which may be caused by his birth place which is the centre of Eurasia, or the silk road.
April 2003: Erkin's band went to the Beijing Agricultural University for a charity performance, aimed to give aid to earthquake victims in Maralbexi County
of Xinjiang
.
In 2004, Erkin played on the CCTV
Spring Festival Celebration, and sang the song "Almakhan".
June 2004: Erkin published "The Collection of Erkin's Music Notes".
June 2004: Erkin began the "Tengritagh Heavenly Music Tour" in Xinjiang
.
June 2004: Erkin was given the honor: "Ambassador of Kashgar
's Youth".
August 2004: Erkin and his band performed in Turpan.
November 2004: Erkin performed the musical piece "The Closest people to the sun" at a concert. A VCD was made to be sold in Xinjiang
.
In 2005, Erkin appeared on the CCTV
Spring Festival Celebration, and sang "Lift Your Veil".
May 2005: As the "Ambassador of Kashgar
's Youth", Erkin wrote music for the movie "Brothers and Sisters", sang the theme song "Kashgar".
Kashgar
Kashgar or Kashi is an oasis city with approximately 350,000 residents in the western part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Kashgar is the administrative centre of Kashgar Prefecture which has an area of 162,000 km² and a population of approximately...
, Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. He started to study guitar since childhood. In 1999, he graduated from Central University for Nationalities. Because he was very fond of music, he became a professional pop singer, and set up Erkin Music Group. He is an associate director of Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
Flamenco
Flamenco
Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
Association.
Music style
Erkin's music is not merely in the traditional styles, but free and surpasses its ethnic roots. Using Flamenco, he has created a new music to the traditional one, making his work more modern and international. Some different from the concept most people have of traditional UyghurUyghur people
The Uyghur are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today, Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China...
music, his music has a distinct, international flare.Therefore, his music is a "mixture" of Uyghur, Turkish, Russian, Spanish and Chinese, as well as rock, jazz and hip-hop styles, which may be caused by his birth place which is the centre of Eurasia, or the silk road.
Erkin's band
Erkin also has formed a band to cooperate for the music, which consists of members as follows :Music road
In 2002, Erkin, as a singer and songwriter, sang at a competition arranged by cooperation between the Japanese Fuji Television Networks and Beijing Television (BTV). Then he moved up to the annual championship round. As the representative of China as a contestant at the "China-Japan Cultural Exchange", Erkin got the great acclaim.April 2003: Erkin's band went to the Beijing Agricultural University for a charity performance, aimed to give aid to earthquake victims in Maralbexi County
Maralbexi County
Maralbexi County is located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China and is under the administration of the Kashgar Prefecture. It contains an area of 118,360 km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 380,000.-External links:*, official website...
of Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
.
In 2004, Erkin played on the CCTV
China Central Television
China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers...
Spring Festival Celebration, and sang the song "Almakhan".
June 2004: Erkin published "The Collection of Erkin's Music Notes".
June 2004: Erkin began the "Tengritagh Heavenly Music Tour" in Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
.
June 2004: Erkin was given the honor: "Ambassador of Kashgar
Kashgar
Kashgar or Kashi is an oasis city with approximately 350,000 residents in the western part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Kashgar is the administrative centre of Kashgar Prefecture which has an area of 162,000 km² and a population of approximately...
's Youth".
August 2004: Erkin and his band performed in Turpan.
November 2004: Erkin performed the musical piece "The Closest people to the sun" at a concert. A VCD was made to be sold in Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
.
In 2005, Erkin appeared on the CCTV
China Central Television
China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers...
Spring Festival Celebration, and sang "Lift Your Veil".
May 2005: As the "Ambassador of Kashgar
Kashgar
Kashgar or Kashi is an oasis city with approximately 350,000 residents in the western part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Kashgar is the administrative centre of Kashgar Prefecture which has an area of 162,000 km² and a population of approximately...
's Youth", Erkin wrote music for the movie "Brothers and Sisters", sang the theme song "Kashgar".
Discography
- Karwan Yoli 走出沙漠的刀郎 -- The Dolan Out of the Desert (August 7, 2002)
- Bir Ming Kéche 一千零一夜 -- 1,001 Nights, (March 9, 2002)
- Erkin: Guitar Prince (April 2004) VCD
- Sheher Kéchisi 城市之夜 -- Night of the City (June, 2005) VCD
- Döngköwrük's story 二道桥的故事 (May, 2006)
- Blog 博客 (2007)
- Ming Öy 千佛洞 (2008)
Awards
- At the end of 2002, at NanningNanningNanning is the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush tropical foliage.-History:...
's "International Folk Music Art Festival", Erkin won Best Individual Album Awards for his first album (The Dolan Out of the Desert).
- October 2003: Erkin won a first prize in the area of Popular Music from the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China at the 2003 National Vocal Music Competition.
- November 2003: Erkin's work "Uyghur Girl" was ranked among the Best Ten Golden Hits Award.
- November 2003: Erkin's work "Men öley" won the Best New Artist's WorkAward at the 6th Annual ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
Zhenmei Cup Asian Music Festival.
- November 2003: Erkin won the Silver Award for Best New Artist at the 6th Annual ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
Zhenmei Cup Asian Music Festival.
External links
- Erkin: To Sing Heartily and Loudly
- Erkin's Official Website (in ChineseChinese languageThe Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
)