Aisaiti Mohetaer
Lineage & School of Heritage
From childhood he learned the Hami Muqam and such folk instruments as the Hami ghejek, Hami rawap, hand drum and suona from his grandfather and father, and later studied under muqam masters including Ahong Baike and Akepaxia. He can sing the whole Hami Muqam from memory and is thoroughly versed in a range of instruments and vocal techniques. An outstanding muqam artist who unites lyrics, melody, metre and instrumentation in his own person, he has taken part in national and autonomous-region artistic performances on many occasions and won awards.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Also known as Aisaiti Muheta, male, Uyghur, born in 1938 in Hami, Xinjiang.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang (Hami Muqam), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a staff member of the cultural centre of Taojiagong Township, Hami City, Xinjiang.
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