She's already well established as a singing star in her home country of Uzbekistan. And since she first performed at a music festival near London four years ago, she's become increasingly popular ...

At the heart of Uzbekistan’s music scene, a legendary voice remained stifled for decades, hidden beneath a shroud of political censorship. Sherali Jo’rayev, one of the nation’s most prominent and ...

Authorities in Uzbekistan have forbidden musicians from localizing foreign songs or performing such adaptations, according to sources at the industry's regulatory body, Uzbekkonsert, and in the media.

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan – The largest music festival of the East, “Sharq Taronalari,” has started in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan – The largest music festival of the East, “Sharq ...

Uzbek Music Friday is a (rare) feature in which I post a pop music video from an artist in Uzbekistan. It could be catchy, annoying, funny, insightful, brilliant, awful, or anything in between. It’s ...

Rock 'n' roll and rap are examples of "satanic music," created by "evil forces," and are "approaching as dark clouds over the heads of Uzbek youth." Or so says Uzbek state television, which recently ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (February 9, 2024) — On Saturday, March 2, 2024, the students of the UCSC Central Asian Ensemble will present folk and traditional music from Uzbekistan with special guest ...

Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre has announced a landmark concert at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1, 2025. This one-off event, a ...

The government of Uzbekistan has set up a special body to censor rap music, Radio Ozodlik, the Uzbek Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and 12.uz have reported. Rappers in the Uzbek language ...

Fans of the comedy show Saturday Night Live might remember The Church Lady, the Dana Carvey character who routinely blamed “Satan” for society’s woes. Well, it looks like an incarnation of The Church ...

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