Anthology of Dolan Muqam دولان مۇقامى ئۈستىدە ئىكىلوگىيىلىك ۋە فورماتسىيىلىك تەتقىقات / 刀郎木卡姆的生态与形态研究

Bayawan is a distinctive muqam suite associated with the Dolan subgroup of the Uyghur people in the Tarim Basin (Xinjiang, China). It is widely described as the “wildest” of the regional muqam variants: faster, more percussive, and dance‑forward than the canonical Twelve Muqam cycles performed elsewhere in Uyghur regions. Musically, Bayawan draws on the broader maqam modal universe but frames it with Dolan aesthetics: rawap, satar, dutar, tambur and ghijek strings in heterophonic textures; piercing sunay/sorna (shawm) lines; and emphatic dap (frame drum) and naghra drum patterns that propel communal dance. Vocal delivery alternates between declamatory, epic storytelling and high‑energy, refrain‑driven dance songs.