Majid Behbudali oghlu Behbudov (, 18 April 1873 — 6 September 1945) was an Azerbaijani

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

Biography

Majid Behbudov was born on April 18, 1873, in

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. According to Jalil bey Bagdadbeyov, he started singing in 1904. He had previously sung with

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player Tatevos and

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player Makich in the

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and

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assemblies, and later in the villages and towns of the

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. Majid Behbudov sang for many years with tar players

Mashadi Zeynal Mashadi Zeynal Hagverdiyev (; 1850s – 1918) was an Azerbaijani musician and one of the first tar players in Azerbaijani music. Biography Mashadi Zeynal Hagverdiyev was born in the 1850s (according to some sources in 1861) in the village of ...

, Rzabala and kamancha player Ruben Garakhanov at the Dvoryansky Club in

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. In 1910, the "Gramophone" Company invited the khananda to Riga to record his voice. He was considered a skilful performer of Mirza Husein sigah,

Shushtar Shushtar () is a city in the Central District of Shushtar County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Shushtar is an ancient fortress city, approximately from Ahvaz, the centre of the province ...

and Chahargah mughams and many folk songs. M.Behbudov also performed in musical performances, had concerts in

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 ...

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and

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. Majid Behbudov also contributed to the development of opera theater in

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. He played the role of Khosrov in Sasha Oganezashvili's opera "Farhad and Shirin" in 1911. Majid Behbudov also performed in

Uzeyir Hajibeyov Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn bey oghlu Hajibeyov (18 September 188523 November 1948) was an Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani composer, musicologist and teacher. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music. He composed the music of the Az� ...

's operas and operettas, and in Mashadi Jamil Amirov's opera "Seyfal-Mulk". The khananda died on September 6, 1945, in

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Family

*Husband of Firuza Vakilova. *Father of

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 ...

, Anvar Behbudov and Najiba Behbudova.

References

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