巴亚宛 Bayawan by 麦盖提刀郎木卡姆乐队 Mekit Dolan Muqam Group

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野性的呐喊 自由之乐章
Bayawan:The Call of the Wild and Free


"Bayawan" is the common name for Muqam music used by the Dolan people. Bayawan, or Dolan Muqam, is a unique form of folk music and one of the most important cultural heritages of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China.
Generally speaking, Muqam is a form of large-scale suites which include songs, dances, and instrumental sections, in which the development of music often features a significant degree of improvisation. The Muqam of the Uyghurs is characterized by its diversity of musical styles. Apart from the classical Twelve Muqam, there are also multiple folk Muqam traditions with distinct regional characteristics, including Kumul Maqam, Turpan Muqam, Dolan Muqam, and Ili Muqam. Among them, Dolan Muqam is often considered as the wildest, if not the uncanniest tradition that
still exists.
"Dolan" is the name of a people, typically considered as an ethnic sub-group of the Uyghurs, who historically inhabits the banks of the Yarkand and Tarim rivers on the northwest edge of the Tarim Basin. Dolan Muqam has been circulating by and large in the Dolan region—which now mainly includes Makit County and Maralbexi County in Kashgar Prefecture, and Awat County in Aksu Prefecture—and its influence has also reached places such as Kargilik, Poskam, Kuqa, Korla, Turpan, and Kumul.
The Dolan people refers to the Muqam music they play as "Bayawan", which literally means "the desert and the wildland". Bayawan, in their common language, is not something to be sung, but rather to be "shouted out".
It is said that there were originally twelve sets of Dolan Muqam, three of which have now been lost. Each set of Dolan Muqam is approximately six to nine minutes in length. The remaining nine sets last about one and a half hours in total.
Dolan Muqam is marked by its simple, unadorned instrumentation, strong and intense grooves, and a distinctively hoarse, air-rending style of singing. The lyrics draw from folk songs and oral poetry, maintaining an overall sense of rugged raw beauty. A unique and rare cultural treasure worldwide.
In May 2023, the Mekit Dolan Muqam Group performed at the 7th Tomorrow Festival in Shenzhen. Taking this chance, we invited the artists to a session at Liu Ying Studio, which gave birth to this one-of-a-kind record. This was our great good fortune. We wish these magnificent sounds and voices travel far and reach more ears.


“巴亚宛”是刀郎人对木卡姆音乐的俗称。刀郎木卡姆是一种独具特色的民间音乐形式，它不仅是维吾尔族最重要的音乐文化遗产，也是中华文化的瑰宝。
一般来说，“木卡姆”是一种集歌、舞、乐于一体的、演唱（奏）时具有相当程度即兴性的套曲。新疆维吾尔族的木卡姆种类丰富，除了古典的十二木卡姆之外，还有一系列带有地域特色的套曲，如哈密木卡姆、吐鲁番木卡姆、刀郎木卡姆、伊犁木卡姆等。其中刀郎木卡姆是最为野性、最为独特的一支。
“刀郎”（Dolan）一词，历史上也被译成“多郎”、“多兰”、“多伦”、“朵兰”、“都兰”、“惰兰”、“道南”等，是生活在叶尔羌河、塔里木河两岸和历史上罗布泊地区的一部分维吾尔人的自称。刀郎木卡姆主要流传在传统的维吾尔族刀郎地区，主要是喀什地区的麦盖提县、巴楚县和阿克苏地区的阿瓦提县，在叶城、泽普、库车、轮台、库尔勒、吐鲁番、哈密等地均有影响。
在刀郎地区，当地人民更喜欢把“刀郎木卡姆”称为“巴亚宛”，意为“戈壁荒漠，荒野原野”，他们不说“唱巴亚宛”，而说“喊巴亚宛”。
刀郎木卡姆据说原有十二套，其中三套已失传，现仅存九套。每部刀郎木卡姆的长度约为六到九分钟，九套总长度约一个半小时。
刀郎木卡姆配器简单直接、律动强烈，唱词结合民歌、民谣，质朴粗犷，少有后天矫揉造作之风，唱腔则野性原始，高入云霄，是全世界范围内都极为罕有的音乐奇观。
借艺人参加第七届“明天音乐节”之机，我们有幸得以录制这张精彩至极的唱片，愿更多的人听到这些非凡的声音。

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