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Through the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan, Yulduz Usmanova sold over five million albums worldwide before releasing Alma Alma, an album that highlights traditional instruments like the gijak and dombra with Usmanova’s distinctive voice.

Sevara Nazarkhan can be an Uzbek pop celebrity who sticks out for her professional handling of not merely contemporary designs but Central Asian folk music aswell. Her mastery and usage of the Uzbek doutar (a two-stringed plucked shepherd’s device dating back again to the 15th hundred years) establishes Nazarkhan as …