Contemporary Music of Uzbekistan
Forms of popular music, including folk music, pop, and rock music, have particularly flourished in Uzbekistan since the early 1990s. Uzbek pop music is well developed, and enjoys mainstream success via pop music media and various radio stations.
Many Uzbek singers such as Shahzoda and Sogdiana Fedorinskaya have achieved commercial success not only in Uzbekistan but also in other CIS countries such as Kazakhstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.
Currently rock music enjoys less popularity than pop music in Uzbekistan. Davron Gaipov is one of the most influential rock-n-roll singers that have contributed to the development of Uzbek rock music. He had a big impact on the successful pop-rock band Bolalar. Sahar is another successful rock band that came to prominence in the early 2000s.
Rap music has become popular among Uzbek youth. Rappers such as Shoxrux and Shahryor became immensely popular among young people in the 2000s. However, the Uzbek government censors rap music. It has set up a special body to censor rap music because it believes this type of music does not fit the Uzbek musical culture.
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