Shashmaqom

Summary

Shashmaqom is a Central Asian art tradition joining extended vocal and instrumental organization with Persian/Tajik and Uzbek poetic culture. Its name means six maqoms, identifying a related canon of musical suites rather than six simple songs. Bukhara is a defining historical reference within a wider Uzbek–Tajik cultural world. Specialists learn detailed melodic and rhythmic knowledge, while a broader public recognizes particular songs, performers and cultural associations. The tradition's unity lies partly in how a sequence unfolds, making the relationship among sections as meaningful as an individual beautiful melody.

Contemporary and trending

Shashmaqom continues through teachers, conservatories, ensembles, archives, concerts and community listening. The Academy of Maqom associated with Abduvali Abdurashidov provides a documented approach emphasizing direct musical learning together with poetry and wider cultural understanding. UNESCO's Bukhara project offers another contemporary route into transmission and documentation. These initiatives have different institutional forms but share an interest in keeping practical knowledge available to new generations. A listener can approach through a short song and then explore a fuller suite, hearing how the larger context alters the experience.

History

The tradition developed through the connected urban and courtly worlds of Central Asia, with Muslim and Bukharan Jewish musicians contributing to performance and transmission. Modern borders divided a cultural world whose languages and social networks did not divide so neatly. Soviet institutions, notation, broadcast and staged ensembles transformed learning and presentation. Later migration established substantial continuities in Israel and the United States. The history includes both conservation and reworking, since a transmitted suite always depends on the particular musicians, institutions and listeners able to bring it into sounding form.

Musical characteristics

Listen to the relationship between melodic route, poetic meter, rhythmic cycle and changing vocal or instrumental textures. Long-necked lutes, bowed instruments, frame drums and other resources articulate different parts of the sequence. Repeated returns can make an extended performance feel connected rather than merely long. The Academy's documented approach treats the suite as a whole whose sections support a cumulative experience, while allowing decisions about introductions and transitions. That is one informed artistic perspective, not proof that every valid performance must have identical length, instrumentation or order.

Geography and communities

The strongest landscape links Bukhara, Samarkand and related Uzbek–Tajik regional communities, extending through teaching, family memory and recorded familiarity beyond individual institutions. A second regional field acknowledges Dushanbe, Khujand and connected Tajik publics without isolating them from the wider tradition. Bukharan Jewish communities in Israel and the New York area are meaningful detached landscapes, not incidental touring destinations. Broad fields preserve continuity among towns and countryside while allowing specialist concentration and general cultural recognition to differ. The map follows a shared musical public rather than assigning the tradition exclusively to one modern state.

Artists

Shashmaqom Ensemble recordings and teachers such as Abduvali Abdurashidov offer routes into extended performance and pedagogy. Munojat Yulchieva and Turgun Alimatov open complementary vocal and instrumental perspectives within the wider Uzbek art-music world. Bukharan Jewish masters and their successors reveal transnational histories that a national institutional roster can conceal. Specific recordings should be identified by repertory rather than assuming every work by an artist is Shashmaqom. Comparing an excerpt with its place in a larger sequence helps make the musical architecture audible without demanding complete theoretical fluency.

Representative performances

These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.

MuGlobe listening profile

Repertoire	Field use	Notes
classical	regional	Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.

MuGlobe representative performances

Artist	Performance / song / title	Embedded player URL	Notes	Repertoire kind	Repertoire date	Recording date	Format	Opening	Places	Fit	Evidence	Review note	MuGlobe favorite	Current hit	Authentic
Academy of Maqam	Sarakhbor-i Rast	https://www.youtube.com/embed/sm5MDaaE_xI	Smithsonian Folkways’ extended recording supplies a specifically named section of the classical maqom repertoire, not a generic Central Asian song.	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Legacy accepted recording retained during curation-field migration; no new age or geographic claims.	false	false	false
Barno Iskhakova	Tajik Shashmaqom — archival performance	https://www.youtube.com/embed/yq1uHVmYunQ	The source identifies Iskhakova and the tradition, providing a historic vocal counterpart to the Academy recording. An individual composition title is not supplied in the available metadata.	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Legacy accepted recording retained during curation-field migration; no new age or geographic claims.	false	false	false
Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva, Temurbek Jumanazarov & Umidjon Malikov	SAQILI SULTON (Buzruk maqomidan) dutorda Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva magistrlik hisobot konsertidan	https://www.youtube.com/embed/-HSKzqj3msk	SaqiliSulton from ShashmaqomBuzruk, performed in BuzrukSadosi graduate recital. Artist names actualdutarplayer and two musical peers; IlyosArabov is mentor/director and AbduhoshimIsmoilov visiting guest, not assumed performers.2025publication; same-event Malikovcamera held. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2025-11-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	SaqiliSulton from ShashmaqomBuzruk, performed in BuzrukSadosi graduate recital. Artist names actualdutarplayer and two musical peers; IlyosArabov is mentor/director and AbduhoshimIsmoilov visiting guest, not assumed performers.2025publication; same-event Malikovcamera held. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Khurshed Ibrohimzoda	Ushoqi Sodirkhon/ Ушшоқи Содирхон/ Шашмақом/Shashmaqom	https://www.youtube.com/embed/QvWJhPgabh0	Artist-published UshoqiSodirkhon specifically labelled Shashmaqom. Contemporary Tajik interpretation within shared art tradition, not everyfolk/pop piece in singer catalogue. June2025publication, exact sessiondateunknown. Source: Хуршед Иброҳимзода. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2025-06-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Tajikistan	supported	Recording/context source	Artist-published UshoqiSodirkhon specifically labelled Shashmaqom. Contemporary Tajik interpretation within shared art tradition, not everyfolk/pop piece in singer catalogue. June2025publication, exact sessiondateunknown. Source: Хуршед Иброҳимзода. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Nuri Khujand Shashmaqom ensemble	Фестивали Шашмақом дар шаҳри Конибодом.Баромади шашмақомхонони ансамбли"Нури Хуҷанд"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/L1R9JNRYu3c	Ensemble-published focused Shashmaqomfestival appearance inKonibodom. Current2025published repertoireprogramme counts once; no individual concertcuts or fixed unlisted currentlineup imported. Source: Nuri Khujand. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2025-10-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Tajikistan	supported	Recording/context source	Ensemble-published focused Shashmaqomfestival appearance inKonibodom. Current2025published repertoireprogramme counts once; no individual concertcuts or fixed unlisted currentlineup imported. Source: Nuri Khujand. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Maqom ensemble directed by Yunus Rajabiy	SARAHBORI DUGOH VA TARONALARI. MAQOM ANSAMBLI. BADIIY RAHBAR: YUNUS RAJABIY.	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ssppi6HbbIY	Specific SarakhboriDugoh and taronas, coherent canonical sequence. Source identifies historicaldirectorYunusRajabiy; uploaderIlyosArabov is not substituted as original voice.2023upload is archival and originalsessiondateunknown. Source: Ilyos Arabov. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2023-03-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Specific SarakhboriDugoh and taronas, coherent canonical sequence. Source identifies historicaldirectorYunusRajabiy; uploaderIlyosArabov is not substituted as original voice.2023upload is archival and originalsessiondateunknown. Source: Ilyos Arabov. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Neryo Aminov, Barno Iskhakova, Boris Namatiyev & Sofa Kaykova	"Сарахбори Наво" Нерье Аминов с детьми Барно Ицхакова Борис Наматиев Софа Кайкова " Sarahbori Navo"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/AR0VKfsxfUE	Named SarakhboriNavo historical ensemble recording, artists explicitly in title. Long unrelated roster/hashtagfooter is not current personnel evidence;2024upload is not originalsessiondate. Source: Refael namatiev. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2024-05-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Tajikistan	supported	Recording/context source	Named SarakhboriNavo historical ensemble recording, artists explicitly in title. Long unrelated roster/hashtagfooter is not current personnel evidence;2024upload is not originalsessiondate. Source: Refael namatiev. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Ozoda Ashurova	SHASHMAQOM-2 / Ozoda Ashurova - Nasrulloi / Озода Ашӯрова - Насруллоӣ	https://www.youtube.com/embed/fGl0VI9-2ig	Caption specifically identifies Nasrulloi as Buzruk vocalNasrsection, firstbranch, with SayidoNasafi poem and OzodaAshurova actual singer. Original sessiondateunknown despite2022publication. Source: Мир / World. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2022-04-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Tajikistan	supported	Recording/context source	Caption specifically identifies Nasrulloi as Buzruk vocalNasrsection, firstbranch, with SayidoNasafi poem and OzodaAshurova actual singer. Original sessiondateunknown despite2022publication. Source: Мир / World. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Mohichehra Shamurotova & Shavkat Matyakubov	Talqini Uzzol va Nasri Uzzol turkumi(Sh.Matyakubov bilan)#live#maqom#shashmaqom#мохичехра#шавкат	https://www.youtube.com/embed/atAaNqY-1h8	Artist-published coherent TalqiniUzzol/NasriUzzol sequence, specifically tagged Shashmaqom. Caption names the two leads and sessionplayersSirojiddinUsmanov,JaloladdinMatyakubov,OgabekAkramov. One sequence counts once. Source: Mohichehra Shamurotova(Мохичехра). Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2023-10-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Artist-published coherent TalqiniUzzol/NasriUzzol sequence, specifically tagged Shashmaqom. Caption names the two leads and sessionplayersSirojiddinUsmanov,JaloladdinMatyakubov,OgabekAkramov. One sequence counts once. Source: Mohichehra Shamurotova(Мохичехра). Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Nuri Khujand Shashmaqom ensemble	«Уффари мушкилоти Дугоҳ» — ансамбли шашмақомхонони «Нури Хуҷанд» | Фестивали «Ушшоқи Раҳмонӣ» 🎶	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y2MVHS18qlk	Publisher identifies specific UffariMushkilotiDugoh at UshshoqiRahmoniFestival.2026Maypublication; exacteventdateunknown. Distinct Dugoh instrumentalwork from Navo fullsuite and Konibodom appearance. Source: JM Company. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Tajikistan	supported	Recording/context source	Publisher identifies specific UffariMushkilotiDugoh at UshshoqiRahmoniFestival.2026Maypublication; exacteventdateunknown. Distinct Dugoh instrumentalwork from Navo fullsuite and Konibodom appearance. Source: JM Company. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Nuri Khujand Shashmaqom ensemble	«Насри Чоргоҳ» — ансамбли шашмақомхонони «Нури Хуҷанд» | Озмуни «Ушшоқи Раҳмонӣ» 🎶	https://www.youtube.com/embed/z7oyuX3VaU4	Festivalorganization publishes specific NasriChorgoh in UshshoqiRahmoni competition, May2026. Named canonical vocalprogramme counts once; not genericfolkpop on ensemblebiography alone. Source: Shashmaqom Fest Tajikistan. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-05-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Tajikistan	supported	Recording/context source	Festivalorganization publishes specific NasriChorgoh in UshshoqiRahmoni competition, May2026. Named canonical vocalprogramme counts once; not genericfolkpop on ensemblebiography alone. Source: Shashmaqom Fest Tajikistan. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Zulfiya Mahmudova & Nuri Khujand ensemble	Зулфия Махмудова Кашкарчаи савти Калон Zulfiya Mahmudova	https://www.youtube.com/embed/EdFXXf0RvRQ	Specific QashqarchaiSavtiKalon named in caption with actual singerZulfiyaMahmudova and NuriKhujand affiliation. March2026publication does not establish a new originalsungsession. Source: NAVOMIX. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-03-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Tajikistan	supported	Recording/context source	Specific QashqarchaiSavtiKalon named in caption with actual singerZulfiyaMahmudova and NuriKhujand affiliation. March2026publication does not establish a new originalsungsession. Source: NAVOMIX. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Nuri Khujand Shashmaqom ensemble	ансамбли "Нури Хуҷанд" Ansambli "Nuri Khujand"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/_gbu5MPPD_M	Caption identifies SavtiBuzruk extended section. Retain one full13minute51second programme; March2026same-channel830secondgenericupload and shorter292secondcut heldpending distinctmasterevidence. Source: NAVOMIX. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-03-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Tajikistan	supported	Recording/context source	Caption identifies SavtiBuzruk extended section. Retain one full13minute51second programme; March2026same-channel830secondgenericupload and shorter292secondcut heldpending distinctmasterevidence. Source: NAVOMIX. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Nuri Khujand Shashmaqom ensemble	МДАШ Нури Хуҷанд Шашмаком - Мақоми Наво| Nuri Khujand Shashmaqom - Maqomi Navo	https://www.youtube.com/embed/7E1v3zCfRCk	Producer publishes full MaqomiNavo suite. One61minuteprogramme counts once, with no same-sessioncuts imported. Educationalkaraoke presentation is not automatically excluded when it documents the music; no claim of current2026recording. Source: JM Company. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2021-05-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Tajikistan	supported	Recording/context source	Producer publishes full MaqomiNavo suite. One61minuteprogramme counts once, with no same-sessioncuts imported. Educationalkaraoke presentation is not automatically excluded when it documents the music; no claim of current2026recording. Source: JM Company. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Barno Iskhakova	Барно Исҳоқова Ироқи Бухоро САДОИ НОТАКРОР ВА МОНДАГОРИ ШАШМАҚОМ	https://www.youtube.com/embed/99dER--2g7E	Explicit IroqiBukhoro with Hafezpoem. Distinct work from preserved legacyUforiBayot/Beboqcha identified through originalmetadata. Archiveupload2021 is not sessiondate. Constitutive BukharanJewish classicalrepertoire is also eligible in documented Israel/UScommunitycircuits; no sessionorigin asserted. Source: ZARAFSHON ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2021-02-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Tajikistan; country:Israel; country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Explicit IroqiBukhoro with Hafezpoem. Distinct work from preserved legacyUforiBayot/Beboqcha identified through originalmetadata. Archiveupload2021 is not sessiondate. Constitutive BukharanJewish classicalrepertoire is also eligible in documented Israel/UScommunitycircuits; no sessionorigin asserted. Source: ZARAFSHON ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Maqom ensemble directed by Yunus Rajabiy and Faxriddin Sodiqov	NASRULLOYI-MAQOM ANSAMBLI. Badiiy rahbar: YUNUS RAJABIY. Musiqa rahbar: FAXRIDDIN SODIQOV.	https://www.youtube.com/embed/vHc0Po5Ohsg	Specific Nasrulloyi historical ensemble recording with artistic/musicdirectors named in source. UploaderIlyosArabov is not originallead;2023publication is not originalsessiondate. Distinct work from SarakhboriDugoh archive. Source: Ilyos Arabov. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2023-02-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Specific Nasrulloyi historical ensemble recording with artistic/musicdirectors named in source. UploaderIlyosArabov is not originallead;2023publication is not originalsessiondate. Distinct work from SarakhboriDugoh archive. Source: Ilyos Arabov. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Sogdiana national-instrument chamber orchestra	O'zbek xalq kuyi - Muhammasi Nasrulloyi / Узбекская народная мелодия - Мухаммаси Насруллойи	https://www.youtube.com/embed/JGRYHYYv26g	Orchestra-published orchestral reinterpretation of MuhammasiNasrulloyi. Caption names the StatePhilharmonic chamberorchestra; classicalarrangement of canonicalmaterial, not asserted unchanged historicalinstrumentation. Source: Sogdiana orchestra. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2023-07-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Orchestra-published orchestral reinterpretation of MuhammasiNasrulloyi. Caption names the StatePhilharmonic chamberorchestra; classicalarrangement of canonicalmaterial, not asserted unchanged historicalinstrumentation. Source: Sogdiana orchestra. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Mohichehra Shamurotova & Shavkat Matyakubov	Nasrulloyi va taronalari.Buzruk maqomidan.(Shavkat Matyakubov bilan)#live#maqom#shashmaqom	https://www.youtube.com/embed/RYznJptGnqM	Primary artist publishes Nasrulloyi and taronas explicitly fromBuzruk, naming bothleads with SirojiddinUsmanov/JaloladdinMatyakubov. Distinct canonicalsequence from their separateTalqiniUzzol/NasriUzzolperformance; no fulleventparent imported. Source: Mohichehra Shamurotova(Мохичехра). Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2023-10-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Primary artist publishes Nasrulloyi and taronas explicitly fromBuzruk, naming bothleads with SirojiddinUsmanov/JaloladdinMatyakubov. Distinct canonicalsequence from their separateTalqiniUzzol/NasriUzzolperformance; no fulleventparent imported. Source: Mohichehra Shamurotova(Мохичехра). Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Alisher Sharipov	Muhammasi Nasrulloyi | Buzruk maqomidan | Alisher Sharipov	https://www.youtube.com/embed/e5SHd8fmwbM	Performer-published MuhammasiNasrulloyi explicitly fromBuzruk, March2026. Rubob interpretation with actual namedlead; sessiondateunknown ratherthan equated with currentupload. Source: Alisher Sharipov. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-03-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Performer-published MuhammasiNasrulloyi explicitly fromBuzruk, March2026. Rubob interpretation with actual namedlead; sessiondateunknown ratherthan equated with currentupload. Source: Alisher Sharipov. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva, Temurbek Jumanazarov & Umidjon Malikov	TASNIFI BUZRUK, TARJE BUZRUK VA GARDUNI BUZRUK ( Dutor, qonun va doira ijrosida)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/YoJp--xsPJs	BuzrukSadosi recital Tasnif/Tarje/Gardun instrumentalsequence. One coherent sequence counts once. Sameensemble as SaqiliSulton, but distinct namedmusic, no fulleventparent or alternatecamera imported. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2025-12-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	BuzrukSadosi recital Tasnif/Tarje/Gardun instrumentalsequence. One coherent sequence counts once. Sameensemble as SaqiliSulton, but distinct namedmusic, no fulleventparent or alternatecamera imported. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva & recital musicians	SHASHMAQOMNING BUZRUK MAQOMIDAN NASRI UZZOL DUTORDA	https://www.youtube.com/embed/iTDCC8ubFg8	Artist-published NasriUzzol on dutar explicitly fromBuzruk, fromgraduate recital. MentorIlyosArabov is artisticdirector ratherthan presumed performer. January2026publication is separate fromrecitaldate. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-01-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Artist-published NasriUzzol on dutar explicitly fromBuzruk, fromgraduate recital. MentorIlyosArabov is artisticdirector ratherthan presumed performer. January2026publication is separate fromrecitaldate. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva, Temurbek Jumanazarov & Umidjon Malikov	SARAXBORI BUZRUK VA TARONALARI (dutor,qonun va doira ijrosida) magistrlik hisobot konsertimizdan	https://www.youtube.com/embed/irWGva6gFII	BuzrukSadosi recital SarakhboriBuzruk and taronas, on dutar/qonun/doira. One complete sequence, not individualtransition padding. Different canonicalwork from accepted SaqiliSulton andTasnifsequence. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2025-11-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	BuzrukSadosi recital SarakhboriBuzruk and taronas, on dutar/qonun/doira. One complete sequence, not individualtransition padding. Different canonicalwork from accepted SaqiliSulton andTasnifsequence. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva & recital musicians	UFARI UZZOL (SHASHMAQOMNING BUZRUK MAQOMIDAN) DUTOR	https://www.youtube.com/embed/kGuaKujX01E	Specific UforiUzzol on dutar explicitly withinShashmaqomBuzruk. July2026publication of earliergraduate recital, not asserted a July2026session. Complete namedpiece distinct fromNasriUzzol. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-07-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Specific UforiUzzol on dutar explicitly withinShashmaqomBuzruk. July2026publication of earliergraduate recital, not asserted a July2026session. Complete namedpiece distinct fromNasriUzzol. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva	Dutorda Muhammasi Nasrulloi (“Buzruk”maqomidan) Arxiv	https://www.youtube.com/embed/xHBh7xyLizM	Artist specifically labels MuhammasiNasrulloi fromBuzruk a dutararchive.2023upload is not claimed new2026session; distinct work and solo rendition ratherthan same laterrecitalcamera. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2023-09-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Artist specifically labels MuhammasiNasrulloi fromBuzruk a dutararchive.2023upload is not claimed new2026session; distinct work and solo rendition ratherthan same laterrecitalcamera. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva & Sirojiddin Usmanov	Tasnifi Segoh yangicha talqinda‪@Sirojiddin0804‬	https://www.youtube.com/embed/PnGiA83YBSQ	Primary artist identifies a modern dutar/qonun reinterpretation of TasnifiSegoh with linkedSirojiddinperformer. Classicalcanonicalmaterial with contemporaryarrangement, not genreclassification based on artistnationality. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2023-08-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Primary artist identifies a modern dutar/qonun reinterpretation of TasnifiSegoh with linkedSirojiddinperformer. Classicalcanonicalmaterial with contemporaryarrangement, not genreclassification based on artistnationality. Source: Mumtozbegim Mirzaliyeva. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Yunus Rajabiy Maqom ensemble	Sarahbori Buzruk	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bf8askwZNmM	Ensemble-published complete SarakhboriBuzruk, August2025publication. Actual currentensemblecredit; its commemorativeYunusRajabiy name is not a claim he appears in a new recording. No short same-eventcamera imported. Source: Yunus Rajabiy nomidagi “Maqom” ansambli . Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2025-08-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Ensemble-published complete SarakhboriBuzruk, August2025publication. Actual currentensemblecredit; its commemorativeYunusRajabiy name is not a claim he appears in a new recording. No short same-eventcamera imported. Source: Yunus Rajabiy nomidagi “Maqom” ansambli . Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Qashqadaryo Maqom ensemble	Saraxbori Buzruk taronalari	https://www.youtube.com/embed/qUFtv4nZYNc	Ensemble-published SarakhboriBuzruk taronas, January2026publication. A coherent nearlyfive-minute sequence ratherthan arbitrary45secondtransition; actual regionalensemble credited, sessiondateunknown. Source: Qashqadaryo maqom ansambli. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-01-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Ensemble-published SarakhboriBuzruk taronas, January2026publication. A coherent nearlyfive-minute sequence ratherthan arbitrary45secondtransition; actual regionalensemble credited, sessiondateunknown. Source: Qashqadaryo maqom ansambli. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Bukhara regional Maqom ensemble	Buxoro Sarafrozi Buzruk	https://www.youtube.com/embed/m4jTUfa88lo	Cityculturedepartment identifies Bukhara regional exemplaryMaqomensemble on SarafroziBuzruk. DirectorRaufAvezov/cameramanNabiBoronov are productioncredits, not musicalperformers.2021upload, originalsessiondateunknown. Source: BUXORO SHAHAR MADANIYAT BO`LIMI RASMIY KANALI. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2021-08-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Cityculturedepartment identifies Bukhara regional exemplaryMaqomensemble on SarafroziBuzruk. DirectorRaufAvezov/cameramanNabiBoronov are productioncredits, not musicalperformers.2021upload, originalsessiondateunknown. Source: BUXORO SHAHAR MADANIYAT BO`LIMI RASMIY KANALI. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Shamsiddin Nuriddinov	Shashmaqom.Saraxbori buzruk.Buzruk maqomidan.Rubobda Shamsiddin Nuriddinov ijrosi.	https://www.youtube.com/embed/yF7LkockGoE	Actual rubobteacher/performer publishes complete SarakhboriBuzruk fromShashmaqomBuzruk, September2026. His teachingrole does not make this fullmusicalperformance an instructional demonstration. Exact sessiondateunknown. Source: Shamsiddin Nuriddinov. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2026-09-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Actual rubobteacher/performer publishes complete SarakhboriBuzruk fromShashmaqomBuzruk, September2026. His teachingrole does not make this fullmusicalperformance an instructional demonstration. Exact sessiondateunknown. Source: Shamsiddin Nuriddinov. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Avrom Tolmasov	АБРАМ ТОЛМАСОВ "САРАХБОРИ НАВО" "Saraxbori Navo"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cq2fOv4Iwws	Named SarakhboriNavo by BukharanJewish masterAvromTolmasov; originalrecordingdateunknown. Documented transnationalBukharanclassicalrepertoire eligible in Tajik/Israeli/UScommunitycircuits; no sessionlocation or new2023recording asserted. Source: Yosef bechor. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2023-08-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Tajikistan; country:Israel; country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Named SarakhboriNavo by BukharanJewish masterAvromTolmasov; originalrecordingdateunknown. Documented transnationalBukharanclassicalrepertoire eligible in Tajik/Israeli/UScommunitycircuits; no sessionlocation or new2023recording asserted. Source: Yosef bechor. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Mashkhura Shavkatova	"Talqini uzzol"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/MYEcAIzFWAo	YoungPerformers source explicitly names MashkhuraShavkatova and2022republicanYoungMaqomchi competition on TalqiniUzzol. Actualsinger, notchannelbrand or unlistedensemble.2022competitionyear explicit; no exactsessiondateinvented. Source: YOUNG PERFORMERS . Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2022-11-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	YoungPerformers source explicitly names MashkhuraShavkatova and2022republicanYoungMaqomchi competition on TalqiniUzzol. Actualsinger, notchannelbrand or unlistedensemble.2022competitionyear explicit; no exactsessiondateinvented. Source: YOUNG PERFORMERS . Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false
Feruza Ochilova	Feruza Ochilova-Nasri uzzol(live concert Germany)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/NjUKchcaFT0	Performer-published NasriUzzol explicitly described as BuzrukShashmaqom, liveconcertGermany. Uzbekrepertoire eligibility differs from touringvenue.2019upload is not an exactsessiondate. Source: Feruza Ochilova. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained. Video publication: 2019-06-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Uzbekistan	supported	Recording/context source	Performer-published NasriUzzol explicitly described as BuzrukShashmaqom, liveconcertGermany. Uzbekrepertoire eligibility differs from touringvenue.2019upload is not an exactsessiondate. Source: Feruza Ochilova. Video publication is separate from original/session date; unknown dates retained.	false	false	false

Related genres

Other Central Asian maqom traditions, regional song and instrumental repertories share resources while retaining distinct forms and histories. Persian dastgah, Azerbaijani mugham and Iraqi maqam offer related comparisons without being interchangeable systems. Devotional poetry supplies another bridge to wider literary and spiritual publics. Shashmaqom is particularly revealing as music in which inherited order and present interpretation work together over time. Its cultural identity is sustained not only by the survival of pieces, but by people learning to hear relationships among them.

Hotspot mushrooms

A genuinely shared Uzbek–Tajik art/listening landscape with constitutive Bukharan Jewish diaspora continuity in Israel/New York. Broad connected regional fields replace a list of academy locations.

These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms

ID	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Radius (km)	Strength	Notes
shashmaqom-transoxanian	Bukhara–Samarkand Shashmaqom landscape	39.5	65.8	1000	1	Urban origins, surrounding communities and broad Uzbek–Tajik familiarity.
shashmaqom-tajik	Tajik Shashmaqom cultural landscape	39	69.5	850	0.95	Dushanbe/Khujand-linked teaching and recorded publics.
shashmaqom-israel	Israeli Bukharan Shashmaqom community landscape	32	34.9	450	0.65	Detached intergenerational performer and listening community.
shashmaqom-newyork	New York Bukharan Shashmaqom community circuit	40.8	-73.8	450	0.6	Substantial diaspora music and family continuity.