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Music of Tajikistan

Music from Tajikistan is like a special kind of sound that comes from that part of the world. It's like when you hear music from your favorite movie or TV show, but it's from a whole different place. People in Tajikistan make music in many different ways, but some things they use a lot are singing, drums, and special instruments like the rubab, setar, and tanbur.

When someone makes music in Tajikistan, it's usually to celebrate something or to tell a story. The music can be happy and fast with lots of drums and clapping, or slow and peaceful with just one person singing. Sometimes they even mix their music with other things, like poetry or dance.

Nowadays, lots of people in Tajikistan like to listen to all kinds of music from around the world, but they still love their own music too. And when they hear it, it reminds them of all the things that make Tajikistan special, like the beautiful mountains, the people, and the stories that have been passed down for generations.