Xadiya Xamil: Breathing new life into Tatar folk songs
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Updated: 2025-09-15 15:33
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As a Tatar singer from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and a member of the Xinjiang Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Xadiya Xamil has long championed the preservation and innovation of Tatar folk songs. She has collected and transcribed over 100 traditional pieces, promoting their performance in Mandarin to reach wider audiences. She dreams of compiling these works into educational resources for art schools, nurturing future generations of cultural bearers.
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