Abdurahim Hamidov (1952, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – 2013, United States
) was an Uzbekistani lutenist. He was a master musician of the
long-necked lutes tanbur
The term ''Tanbur'' ( fa, تنبور, ) can refer to various long-necked string instruments originating in Mesopotamia, Southern or Central Asia. According to the ''New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', "terminology presents a compli ...
,
qashqari rubab and
dutar
The ''dutar'' (also ''Dotara, dotar''; fa, دوتار, dutâr; russian: Дутар; tg, дутор; ug, دۇتار, ucy=Дутар, Dutar; uz, dutor; ; dng, Дутар) is a traditional Iranian long-necked two-stringed lute found in Iran and ...
. He was particularly known for playing lively, modern virtuosic melodies.
Biography
Born in Tashkent, Hamidov was born into a family of merchants. Both his father and grandfather were educated religious man in the Islamic faith and achieved the title of
mullah
Mullah (; ) is an honorific title for Shia and Sunni Muslim clergy or a Muslim mosque leader. The term is also sometimes used for a person who has higher education in Islamic theology and sharia law.
The title has also been used in some Miz ...
. He began studying music seriously at the age of six and began studies on the rubab at the age of seven. Two years later he began pursuing studies on the dutar. After achieving fame in his own country in his youth, he became internationally known on the world music scene; notably recording the album '' The Masters Of The Dotâr'' with
VDE-Gallo Records in Switzerland in 1993.
Due to the political situation in his country, he lived the latter years of his life in exile in the United States.
References
1952 births
2013 deaths
Musicians from Tashkent
Uzbekistani lutenists
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