Yusufu Tuoheti
Lineage & School of Heritage
In his early years he learned the art from his father, Tuoheti, and later received guidance from Abudukeren and Tuxuntudi; he is a second-generation representative bearer of the folk Twelve Muqam tradition.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Also known as Yusufu Tuoheti, male, Uyghur, born in 1952 in Shache, Xinjiang.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang (Twelve Muqam), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. Yusufu could sing and play seven of the suites of the Twelve Muqam to the dombra, and had also studied the other instruments used in the muqam. He knows well the structures and melodies of the qiongnaiman (Qong Neghme), dasitan (Dastan) and maixirefu (Meshrep) sections of the Twelve Muqam. He took part in national artistic performances on numerous occasions and received such autonomous-region titles as Outstanding Folk Artist and Golden Hand Drum.
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