Classical Turkmenistan Music

Classical music from Turkmenistan is called Mugan.

The most traditional instrument from Turkmenistan is a Dutar. A dutar is the most representative instrument of Turkmen folk music. It uses many styles ranging from the Mukamiar and Saltiklar to the Kirkalnd and Nave. They are performed by professional musicians that they call Sazanda.

They are performed by professional musicians that they call Sazanda.

Tach

Tach is not a regular musician from Turkmen because he creates his own music and videos, which is something many Turkmen musicians don’t do. He also sings in English,which he picked up from when he studied abroad. So he is a very cultured musician in his own right.

MaRo

MaRo is a very contraversal rapper in Turkmenistan. He has been imprisoned by the government for his son Sen Oyan translated to English as “Wake Up.” The Turkman Government perceived it as a call for Citizens to resist the state. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment in 2011 after an initial 15-day detention.

This is the translation of this MaRo song Sen Ryan:
This song is for our friends, yeah , yeah, yeah / The sun sets and stars appear / Hours, days and years pass / You should try to make something remarkable in this world / Because time doesn’t wait and there is no coming back / Don’t sleep for too long, wake up / And trust only yourself / Life is not easy, so listen to me if you are real, friend / You will cope with all troubles with every breath you take / Every day and everywhere when you feel sad / Let help come to your life / And you can reach your dreams

-https://globalvoices.org/2013/05/10/turkmen-pop-music-make-love-not-politics/

In 2013 MaRo was granted amnesty on the Day of Turkmen Flag in February of 2013. After serving two years of his five-year term.

Ma-Ro sings mainly about love and his homeland, outside of his strong political songs.

This political cartoon explains the relation between music and government in Turkmenistan.

Education:

Youth from 15-24 literacy Rate 2008-2012 male 99.8 and female 99,9
Number per 100 populations 2012 mobile phones 76.5 and internet users 7.2
Primary school participation 2008-2012
-Gross Enrolment ratio male and female N/A
-Net enrollment male and female N/A
Net attendance is male 99.1 and female 98.9
Survival rate to last primary grade 98.9
Secondary school Net attendance 2008-2012 for male is 84.1 and female 84.2

-http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/Turkmenistan_statistics.html

Economy

Turkmenistan is a upper-middle-income country with a GDP of USA 40.57 Billion in 2013, which makes it the world’s 87th largest economy. Turkmenistan’s economy is predominantly service-based with services accounting for 37.01% of GDP, but there was no employment percentage. Manufacturing and industry accounts for 48.44% of the GDP and Agriculture account for 14.55% of the GDP, with either having any stats for employment.
Turkmenistan currency is called Manat (TMT) and the exchange rate on March 3, 2015, was 2.85 TMT per 1USD.

No stats for unemployment rate

-https://www.quandl.com/collections/turkmenistan/turkmenistan-economy-data

I decided to research Tach and MaRo because of how they wanted to push thought the government and release music that they felt need to be heard. Tach proves that an artist can produce music in a second language, which I feel is very improtant and allows poeple from multiple coutries to enjoy his music.