Erkin Abdulla
| ئەركىن ئابدۇللا Erkin Abdulla | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | ئەركىن ئابدۇللا |
| Also known as | The son of eurasia ; The son of silk road |
| Born | 1978 (age 36–37) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | ArkenMusic.com |
Erkin Abdulla (born 1978; Uyghur: ئەركىن ئابدۇللا; simplified Chinese: 艾尔肯·阿布杜拉; traditional Chinese: 艾爾肯·阿布杜拉; pinyin: Àiěrkěn Ābùdùlā) is a Uyhghur musician specializing in Flamenco.
He was born in Qarghiliq. Kashgar, Xinjiang, China. He started to study guitar since childhood. In 1999, he graduated from Central University for Nationalities. Because he was very fond of music, he became a professional pop singer, and set up Erkin Music Group. He is an associate director of Chinese Flamenco Association.
Music style
Erkin's music is not merely in the traditional styles, but free and surpasses its ethnic roots. Using Flamenco, he has created a new music to the traditional one, making his work more modern and international. Some different from the concept most people have of traditional Uyghur music, his music has a distinct, international flare.Therefore, his music is a "mixture" of Uyghur, Turkish, Russian, Spanish and Chinese, as well as rock, jazz and hip-hop styles, which may be caused by his birthplace which is the centre of Eurasia, or the silk road.
Erkin's band
Erkin also has formed a band to cooperate for the music, which consists of members as follows :
Music road
- In 2002, Erkin, as a singer and songwriter, sang at a competition arranged by cooperation between the Japanese Fuji Television Networks and Beijing Television (BTV). Then he moved up to the annual championship round. As the representative of China as a contestant at the "China-Japan Cultural Exchange", Erkin got the great acclaim.
- April 2003: Erkin's band went to the Beijing Agricultural University for a charity performance, aimed to give aid to earthquake victims in Maralbexi County of Xinjiang.
- In 2004, Erkin played on the CCTV Spring Festival Celebration, and sang the song "Almakhan".
- June 2004: Erkin published "The Collection of Erkin's Music Notes".
- June 2004: Erkin began the "Tengritagh Heavenly Music Tour" in Xinjiang.
- June 2004: Erkin was given the honor: "Ambassador of Kashgar's Youth".
- August 2004: Erkin and his band performed in Turpan.
- November 2004: Erkin performed the musical piece "The Closest people to the sun" at a concert. A VCD was made to be sold in Xinjiang.
- In 2005, Erkin appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Celebration, and sang "Lift Your Veil".
- May 2005: As the "Ambassador of Kashgar's Youth", Erkin wrote music for the movie "Brothers and Sisters", sang the theme song "Kashgar".
Discography
- Karwan Yoli 走出沙漠的刀郎 -- The Dolan Out of the Desert (August 7, 2002)
- Bir Ming Kéche 一千零一夜 -- 1,001 Nights, (March 9, 2002)
- Erkin: Guitar Prince (April 2004) VCD
- Sheher Kéchisi 城市之夜 -- Night of the City (June, 2005) VCD
- Döngköwrük's story 二道桥的故事 (May, 2006)
- Blog 博客 (2007)
- Ming Öy 千佛洞 (2008)
Awards
- At the end of 2002, at Nanning's "International Folk Music Art Festival", Erkin won Best Individual Album Awards for his first album (The Dolan Out of the Desert).
- October 2003: Erkin won a first prize in the area of Popular Music from the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China at the 2003 National Vocal Music Competition.
- November 2003: Erkin's work "Uyghur Girl" was ranked among the Best Ten Golden Hits Award.
- November 2003: Erkin's work "Men öley" won the Best New Artist's WorkAward at the 6th Annual Shanghai Zhenmei Cup Asian Music Festival.
- November 2003: Erkin won the Silver Award at the "Asia New Singer Competition" at the 6th Annual Shanghai Zhenmei Cup Asian Music Festival.