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mugham Mugham ( az, Muğam) or Mughamat ( az, Muğamat) is one of the many classical compositions from Azerbaijan, contrasting with tasnif and ashik. It is a highly complex art form that weds classical poetry and musical improvisation in specific ...

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, website = , module2 = , module3 = Islam Rzayev ( az, İslam Rzayev, 11 November 1934 – 26 January 2008) was an Azerbaijani singer, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Biography

Islam Rzayev was born on 11 November 1934 in Sardarli,

Fuzuli District Fuzuli District ( az, Füzuli rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-west of the country and belongs to the Karabakh Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Khojavend, Aghjabadi, Beylagan, ...

. He was one of the followers of Karabakh singing school. He studied professional music education at Azerbaijan State Music College named after Asaf Zeynally in Baku (1951–1956) and studied mugham dastgahs in the class of

Seyid Shushinski Seyid Shushinski ( az, Seyid Şuşinski), born Mir Mohsun Seyid Ibrahim oglu Shushinski (12 April 1889, Horadiz – 1 November 1965, Baku), was an Azerbaijani khananda folk singer. Early career He was born in the small town of Horadiz, near pres ...

. He also took

lessons from Zulfu Adigozalov and

Hagigat Rzayeva Hagigat Ali qizi Rzayeva ( az, Həqiqət Rzayeva) (20 May 1907, Lankaran – 2 August 1969, Baku) was a Soviet Azerbaijani actress and singer of folk, opera, and pop music. Career Hagigat Rzayeva was born on 20 May 1907 in a small village nea ...

and improved his education. Then he graduated from Azerbaijan State Institute of Art in 1976. From 1958 to the end of his life, he worked as a soloist of the

Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall The Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall ( az, Müslüm Maqomayev adına Azərbaycan Dövlət Akademik Filarmoniyası), located in Baku, is the main concert hall in Azerbaijan built in 1910. Since 2006 Murad Adigozalzade i ...

. He was also engaged in pedagogical work. The first State Mugham Theater was founded in 1989 in Baku on the initiative of Islam Rzayev. He served as artistic director of the Mugham Theater until his death. The mugham dastgahs " Chahargah", "Bayaty-Kurd", "Mahur-Hindi" and " Rast" sang by him are included in the fund of

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. He also composed a number of songs, including "Gəl inad etmə", "Dağlar başı" and "Almadərən". He also applied to compositor works, sang solo part in the cantatas of

Jahangir Jahangirov Jahangir Shirgasht oglu Jahangirov (Azerbaijani: ; 20 July 1921 – 25 March 1992) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, conductor and choirmaster; he was named People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR in 1964. Biography Jahangir Jahangirov was bor ...

"Nasimi" and "Ashig Ali". He has participated in more than 70 tours, representing Azerbaijani culture in France, England,

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, Israel, Colombia,

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, Japan,

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, Nepal.

Khananda A khananda ( az, xanəndə ; fa, خواننده; alternative spellings in English: khanende, khanande, khanandeh) is a name generally given to singers of mugham, an Azeri folk music genre. The word is of Persian origin and means "singer". ...

died on 26 January 2008 in Baku.

Awards

*Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR — 1967 *People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR — 1989 *Presidential Pension – 11 June 2002 *Shohrat Order – 10 November 2004

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rzayev, Islam 1934 births 2008 deaths Mugham singers 20th-century Azerbaijani male singers Burials at II Alley of Honor