The Culture of Xzavia-Hjar

Xzavia-Hjar Musical Top 10
Xzavian-Hjari music stems from the traditional musics of the area before the unification. While many traditional musical instruments are still played, they are not nearly as popular as some of the more contemporary musical genres.

The most popular traditional instruments are string instruments. First of them is the dombra (домбыра), the most popular and the oldest Xzavian-Hjari musical instrument. Some argue that nomads have used similar two-string instruments more than two thousand years ago. The dombra is a long-necked lute with two strings tuned in the interval of a fourth or sometimes a fifth. The strings are plucked or strummed by the right hand without a plectrum. The other instrument playing an important role is the Qobyz, which is a bowed instrument held between the legs. It is made of carved wood for the body, animal skin for the resonator, and horse hair for the strings, and the bow. The Qobyz is said to have been invented by the legendary shaman Qorqyt, long before the medieval ages. The "Zhetigen" ("Seven strings") could be seen as a member of the cither family, finding equivalents in China, with the strings being divided each in two parts of different lengths, the bridge being movable and consisting of small bone. There is also a plucked lute called sherter.

Rock and Metal music are popular in Xzavia-Hjar, blending traditional music with modern metal and rock influences. There is also a vibrant Hip Hop scene in Xzavia-Hjar, with the rappers usually rapping in Russian or Xzavian-Hjari. However, Xzav-Pop is the nations popular music, and is a blend of rap, and electronic music. Xzav-Pop usually dominates the top ten list of Xzavia-Hjar.

Musical Top 10 of Xzavia-Hjar