Born in 1966 in the old Silk Route town of Kashgar in Xinjiang, Yasin Yakup graduated from the Xinjiang Arts School, specializing in the Uyghur dap frame drum. He is a member of the Kashgar City Song and Dance Ensemble, and performs in concerts around Kashgar city and province, working in a variety of contemporary and traditional styles. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Yasin+Yakup">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.