Xiahe Maimaiti
Lineage & School of Heritage
He began learning the art at the age of twelve and first appeared on stage at twenty-six; after decades of honing and refinement he formed a distinctive personal style of performance.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
A singer of the Uyghur dastan. He comes from a family of dastanchi (dastan singers) and, influenced by his elders and nurtured in the family tradition, is deeply fond of Uyghur folk literature and fascinated by the dastan. His performance is chiefly in verse with passages of prose, plain and fluent, rising and falling with cadence, and full of expressive power.
Honors & Recognition
Male, Uyghur, born in September 1941, died in October 2011, a native of Moyu County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. A national representative bearer of the Uyghur dastan, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He frequently took part in singing events of various kinds at county, township and village level, could perform more than ten dastans on a wide range of themes, received many honours and awards, and was a celebrated dastanchi among his own people.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Uyghur Dasitan Ⅰ-71
Profile
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