At the heart of Uzbekistan’s music scene, a legendary voice remained stifled for decades, hidden beneath a shroud of political censorship. Sherali Jo’rayev, one of the nation’s most prominent and ...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan – The largest music festival of the East, “Sharq Taronalari,” has started in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan – The largest music festival of the East, “Sharq ...

Uzbek Music Friday is a (rare) feature in which I post a pop music video from an artist in Uzbekistan. It could be catchy, annoying, funny, insightful, brilliant, awful, or anything in between. It’s ...

Uzbek singers can no longer sport a tattoo, show off expensive cars, or sing in a bedroom in music videos -- all part of new rules unveiled by government officials this week. Male singers shouldn’t ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (February 9, 2024) — On Saturday, March 2, 2024, the students of the UCSC Central Asian Ensemble will present folk and traditional music from Uzbekistan with special guest ...

Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre has announced a landmark concert at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1, 2025. This one-off event, a ...

Traditional Uzbek music does not seem an obvious fit to accompany a silent movie from Weimar Germany, but judging by the enthusiastic reaction of the audience, the pairing worked. On December 1, a ...

In southern Uzbekistan, Shahrisabz blends Timurid architecture, traditional crafts and Silk Road history into a city that quietly preserves its cultural legacy — far from the crowds of Samarkand.