Musicians peform at the XII Sharq Taronalari International Music Festival in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on August 27. Photo: Xie Wenting/GT In the ancient Registan Square in Uzbekistan's Samarkand where ...

At the heart of Uzbekistan’s music scene, a legendary voice remained stifled for decades, hidden beneath a shroud of political censorship. Sherali Jo’rayev, one of the nation’s most prominent and ...

RFE/RL's Uzbek Service, known locally as Ozodlik, has learned there is a ban on the use of a stringed instrument called a "tar," which literally translates as "string." Officials believe the tar is ...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan – The largest music festival of the East “Sharq Taronalari” is being held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on August 25-30. Sixty countries attending the event. SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan – ...

The internet is buzzing with excitement as a music group from Uzbekistan, known as Havas Guruhi, has captured everyone's attention with their impressive rendition of the Jai Shri Ram anthem from Om ...

Rock 'n' roll and rap are examples of "satanic music," created by "evil forces," and are "approaching as dark clouds over the heads of Uzbek youth." Or so says Uzbek state television, which recently ...

Authorities in Uzbekistan have forbidden musicians from localizing foreign songs or performing such adaptations, according to sources at the industry's regulatory body, Uzbekkonsert, and in the media.

The government of Uzbekistan has set up a special body to censor rap music, Radio Ozodlik, the Uzbek Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and 12.uz have reported. Rappers in the Uzbek language ...

Nafisa Parpieva/Courtesy of Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation; Denis Komarov and Joy Architects My trip began ...

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador Alisher Tukhtaev has said that Pakistan is a significant strategic partner of Uzbekistan as Uzbekistan ...

Uzbek singers can no longer sport a tattoo, show off expensive cars, or sing in a bedroom in music videos -- all part of new rules unveiled by government officials this week. Male singers shouldn’t ...