They say that in order to understand this or that culture, to feel the life and life of the people, you need to listen to its national melodies.

In some regions of Uzbekistan, preference is given to various local styles of folk music: Ferghana-Tashkent, Bukhara-Samarkand, Surkhandarya-Kashkadarya and Khorezm.

In the Tashkent and Ferghana regions, the genres of katta-ashula (big song) or panys-ashula (songs performed with a tray) are very popular, and in the Bukhara and Khorezm regions, maqoms were more often performed, while dastans and pieces for dombra. Most Uzbek melodies and songs are associated with rituals, holidays, various ceremonies, traditions, customs and life of the people. The most popular songs are: “Kelin salom” (“Greeting of the bride”), wedding “Yor-yor”, “Ulan”, lullaby “Alla” and others.