Sanubar Tursun
Uyghur singer-songwriter (born 1971)
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Sanubar Tursun (Uyghur: سەنۇبەر تۇرسۇن, romanized: Senuber Tursun; Chinese: 塞努拜尔·吐尔逊; pinyin: Sāinǔbài'ěr Tǔ'ěrxùn; born 1 June 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.
Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
Sanubar Tursun سەنۇبەر تۇرسۇن | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1971 |
| Disappeared | 1 November 2018 Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China |
| Status | Alleged 5 years imprisonment |
| Education | Xinjiang Arts Institute |
| Occupations | Artist, classical song singer |
| Years active | 2000-present |
Early life
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.[1][2]
In May 2014, she gave a performance at University of London.[3]
On 7 August 2016, she appeared in Los Angeles.[4]
Disappearance
Her scheduled performances in the French cities of Nantes, Angers and Rennes were cancelled in November 2018 after she encountered difficulties leaving China. [5] Rumors claimed that she was detained by the Chinese authorities in November 2018 and allegedly sentenced to 5 years in prison.[6] Her concert in Shanghai in November 2019 was cancelled.[7]