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Yimin Yibila

05-2284Uyghur SanamTraditional DanceShache, XinjiangBatch 5 (2018)

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

He is a Uyghur man born in February 1968 in Shache County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. From 1980 he studied Kaqun Sanam with his seniors and took the initiative to learn from other Sanam artists, gradually perfecting his playing and singing until he commanded the core skills of Sanam dance and song; his artistic attainment is unsurpassed in the area. Since 2005 he has taken part in the Muqam Art Festival held each year in Shache County and has represented the county, the prefecture and the autonomous region at performances of Kaqun Sanam in inland China.

Honors & Recognition

He is a fifth-batch national representative bearer of Uyghur Sanam, a national intangible cultural heritage project. He is active in transmitting Kaqun Sanam and currently has more than fifty apprentices.

References & Archival Sources

  1. Yimin Yibila · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item
Uyghur Sanam
Item code
Ⅲ-96
Category
Traditional Dance
Region
Shache, Xinjiang
Born
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Batch
Batch 5 (2018)

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