Mexmut Sulayman (Uyghur: مەخمۇت سۇلايمان; Chinese: 麦合木提·苏莱曼; June 5, 1968 – November 23, 2020) was a Uyghur singer and musician from Xinjiang of China. Sulayman has studied dancing in Xinjiang Arts Institute in 1981, and entered Kashgar Art Troupe in 1985 after the graduation. In 1990, he formed a band called Riwayet and started to perform music.
Mexmut Sulayman مەخمۇت سۇلايمان | |
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| Born | June 5, 1968 Kashgar, Xinjiang, China |
| Died | November 23, 2020 (aged 52) Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China |
| Genres | Folks |
| Years active | 1990–2020 |
Early life
editMexmut Sulayman was a Uyghur musician known for Uyghur rock, folk and pop music.[1] He performed the film score music for the Uyghur film This Is Not A Dream directed by Shirzat Yaqup, based on a short story of the same name by Memtimin Hoshur.[2]
Career
editSulayman served as a judge on the reality talent show The Voice of the Silk Road.[3][4]
Death
editHe died on 23 November 2020 in Ürümqi due to sudden cardiac arrest after heart attack.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bovingdon, Gardner (January 2002). "The Not-So-Silent Majority: Uyghur Resistance to Han Rule in Xinjiang". Modern China. 28 (1). Sage: 39–78. doi:10.1177/009770040202800102. JSTOR 3181331. S2CID 144284550.
- ^ Peace, Robert. "MEMTIMIN HOSHUR: THIS IS NOT A DREAM, PART 1". Uyghurche. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ UYNTV. "Yipek Yoli Sadasi" (in Uyghur). Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Beige Wind. "The Blind Voice of the Silk Road". Beijing Cream. Retrieved 28 June 2015.