Erkin Abdulla
| ئەركىن ئابدۇللا Arken Abdulla |
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| Birth name | ئەركىن ئابدۇللا |
| Also known as | Son of Eurasia, Son of the Silk Road, Prince of Guitar, Prince of Love Songs |
| Born | July 8, 1978 |
| Origin | Xinjiang, China |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, Voice |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Beijing Compass Culture Co., Jingwen Records |
| Website | ArkenMusic.com |
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| Traditional Chinese | 艾爾肯•阿布都拉 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 艾尔肯•阿布都拉 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Uyghur |
ئەركىن ئابدۇللا
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Àiěrkěn Ābùdùlā |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | ayeelkeen abuhduhlha |
| Wade–Giles | ai4erh3k`en3 a1pu4tu4la1 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | ai4er3ken3 a1bu4du4la1 |
| Yale Romanization | ai4er3ken3 a1bu4du4la1 |
| MPS2 | ai4er3ken3 a1bu4du4la1 |
| IPA | [âi.àɚ.kʰə̀n.á.pû.tû.lá] |
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| Latin Yëziqi | Erkin 'Abdulla |
| Yengi Yeziⱪ | Ərkin 'Abdulla |
| Siril Yëziqi | Əркин 'Абдулла |
Arken Abdulla (born July 8, 1978; Uyghur: ئەركىن ئابدۇللا; simplified Chinese: 艾尔肯•阿布都拉; traditional Chinese: 艾爾肯•阿布都拉; pinyin: Àiěrkěn Ābùdùlā) is an Uyhghur musician specializing in a fusion of music styles that integrates traditional Uyghur, world music, pop, and Spanish flamenco.
Arken was born in Qarghiliq, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China. He started to study guitar in his childhood, beginning at age 11; the guitar developed in him a passion for music. As he did not have sheet music or textbooks to learn from, he would listen to a wide variety of music from around the Asian continent, and then learn to play the guitar by ear.
Arken attended the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing, where he joined the university's guitar club. Having been educated in Uyghur medium ethnic schools, Arken was not fluent in Mandarin Chinese at the time, but still found no trouble with connecting with musically inclined guitar club friends. Arken and three fellow students joined to form a band, singing popular rock-and-roll or well-known English songs at a bar in Baishiqiao on the weekends, earning enough money to support himself. Arken would also perform at inter-university music competitions.
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