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Central Asian music
Toi
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Stylistic origins
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Cultural origins
| early 20th century, Central Asia
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Typical instruments
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Derivative forms
| Q-pop
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Toi hip hop
,
Toi pop
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Toi music
(
Той
) is a genre of
popular
folk music
originated from Central Asia. This genre of music is popular in countries like
Uzbekistan
,
Kazakhstan
and
Kyrgyzstan
.
[1]
[2]
Etymology
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edit
]
The meanings of
toi
or
tой
in several
Turkic languages
are either
celebration
,
gathering
, or
wedding
. This is due to the fact that toi music usually played at social gatherings, where toi musicians usually invited to perform in it.
[3]
References
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edit
]
- ^
Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Trillo, Richard; Duane, Orla; McConnachie, James (1999).
World Music: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific
. Rough Guides. p.
27
.
ISBN
9781858286365
.
- ^
Sturman, Janet (26 February 2019).
The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture
. SAGE Publications.
ISBN
9781506353388
.
- ^
Provis, Rene (2015).
"Shifting social dynamics and economic inequality in the post-Soviet space: Networking and participation in toi among the novyi Kyrgyz"
.
Economic Anthropology
.
2
(2): 371?384.
doi
:
10.1002/sea2.12037
.
ISSN
2330-4847
.