Ali Salimi (, ; 1922 in
Baku
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– 22 April 1997 in
Tabriz
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) was an
Iranian Azerbaijani
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player. He had been based in
Tehran
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for the last few decades where he made significant contribution to promotion and development of Azerbaijani music.
Many years before his birth, his father had migrated from Mehmandost village of
Ardabil
Ardabil (, ) is a city in northwestern Iran. It is in the Central District (Ardabil County), Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
The ...
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15.03.2020. city to Baku to earn livelihood. Ali Salimi attended the classes of the
Azerbaijan
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i musician,
Ahmad Bakikhanov and after a short while he showed such an aptitude for music that Ahmad Bakikhanov introduced him to the National Orchestra of Azerbaijan. In
Stalin
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's time, because Ali Salimi's father did not want to change his nationality, he returned to Iran along with his family in 1938 (1317 Hijri), resided in his home town, Ardabil, and obtained a birth certificate in his city.
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25.03.2020 .
In 1965 (1344 Hijri) when the singer of Baku
Rashid Behbudov
Rashid Macid oglu Behbudov (14 December 1915 – 9 June 1989) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer and actor. He has been referred to as the "golden voice of Azerbaijan". He performed his songs in multiple languages.
Biography
Rashid Behbudov ...
had come to Iran to have concerts, he was very impressed when he listened to the composition
Ayriliq, and asked Ali Salimi for permission to play that composition in Baku.
Ali Salimi was invited to
Tabriz
Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ...
in 1981 as the director of the
East Azarbaijan Province TV Orchestra. He conducted the orchestra till his death in 1997, and in the meantime established a private music school in Iran for Azerbaijani music in 1984.
His statue is at the site of cultural organisation
UNESCO
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. Ali Salimi obtained degree 5 (the highest degree in the art of music) in composition from Azerbaijan Republic, and he was the official member of the prominent composers of Baku.
He died at the age of 74 on 22 April 1997 from
cerebral apoplexy
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.
Compositions
*''Gül Ardabil''
*''
Ayriliq''
*''Size Salam Getirmishem''
*''Savalan''
*''Heidar Baba''
*''Ilgar''
*''Bahar galdi''
*''Aglama''
*''Gözüm ana''
*''Gül achdi''
*''Laleh''
*''Yasha mahabbat''
*''Ana laylasi''
*''Hagh yolu''
*''Gözal giz''
*''Sanin sözün''
*''Yalan donya''
*''Ay dolandi''
*''Party''
*''Domandi''
*''Ana vatan''
*''Bivafalar''
*''Könül''
*''Namaz''
*''Gülshan''
*''Aziz Iran''
*''Yagishlar''
*''Fuzuli üchün''
*''Azadligh ghoshalari''
*''Telli giz''
*''Birlik''
*Babam üchün''
*Azerbaijan (1)''
*Azerbaijan (2)''
*''Vatanim''
*''Koroglu''
*''Ölkamiz''
*''Sözlar''
*''Sani isteyiram''
See also
*
Music of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani music ( Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan musiqisi) is the musical tradition of the Azerbaijani people from the Azerbaijan Republic. Azerbaijani music has evolved under the badge of monody, producing rhythmically diverse melodies.Энцикл ...
References
External links
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1922 births
Azerbaijani folk poets
1997 deaths
Azerbaijani composers
Azerbaijani musicians
People from Ardabil
People's Artists of Azerbaijan
Soviet Azerbaijani people
20th-century Azerbaijani poets
20th-century Azerbaijani composers
Soviet emigrants to Iran