Sanubar Tursun (Uighur: سەنۇبەر تۇرسۇن; born 1971) is a Uyghur female singer-songwriter, famous dutar player and researcher for Uyghur Muqams. Tursun released her first album in 2000. She was a judge in the Uyghur language The Voice of the Silk Road. She was allegedly sentenced to 5 years in prison.[1]
Sanubar Tursun سەنۇبەر تۇرسۇن | |
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| Born | (1971-06-01) 1 June 1971 (age 51) |
| Disappeared | 1 November 2018 Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China |
| Status | Alleged 5 years imprisonment |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Xinjiang Arts Institute |
| Occupation | Artist, classical song singer |
| Years active | 2000-present |
Sanubar was born in Ghulja, to musician Tursun Chang. Her father taught her to play stringed instruments including dutar and satar. She trained and worked professionally as a chang (hammer dulcimer) player.[2][3]
In May 2014, she gave a performance at University of London.[4]
On 7 August 2016, she appeared in Los Angeles.[5]
Her scheduled performances in the French cities of Nantes, Angers and Rennes were cancelled in November 2018 after she encountered difficulties leaving China. [6] Reports claimed that she was detained by the Chinese authorities in November 2018 and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Her concert in Shanghai in November 2019 was cancelled.[7]
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