Omar Akhun

Omar Akhun is a Uyghur composer and musical performer^[1] best known for his Muqam melodies, often composing in 12 muqams. He and Turdi Akhun in the 1950s recorded songs using this form and made it more systematic.^[2]

References

^ "Cultural Politics and the Pragmatics of Resistance". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
^ Northern Iraq info

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[1] "Cultural Politics and the Pragmatics of Resistance". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2017-09-10.

[2] Northern Iraq info

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