Alibaba Balaahmed oğlu Mammadov ( az, Əlibaba Balaəhməd oğlu Məmmədov; 5 February 1929 – 25 February 2022) was an Azerbaijani singer and composer of
mugham music.
Biography
Mammadov was born in
Maştağa, in a musical environment. He attended the Azerbaijani State Music School and attended the classes of
Seyid Shushinski. In 1945, he joined the
Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall.
From 1978 to 1988, he was part of the "Azkonsert birliyi", which previously included artists such as
Bulbul
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,
Khan Shushinski,
Shovkat Alakbarova
Shovkat Feyzulla qizi Alakbarova ( az, Şövkət Ələkbərova) (20 October 1922 in Baku – 7 February 1993 in Baku) was an Azerbaijani singer.
Life and career development
Shovkat Alakbarova was born to Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani paren ...
,
Sara Gadimova
Sara Gadimova ( az, Sara Qədimova, 31 May 1922 – 12 May 2005) is an Azerbaijani singer who started her career as a soloist of the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society in 1941.
The song "Compassionate sister", which was created by Uzeyir Haj ...
,
Haji Mammadov
Haji Mammad oghlu Mammadov ( az, Hacı Məmməd oğlu Məmmədov, April 28, 1920 — August 2, 1981) was an Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani Tar (string instrument), tar player and People's Artist of Azerbaijan, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan Soviet ...
, and others. He became director of the "Humayun" Folk Instrumental Ensemble at the Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall.
Several of Mammadov's songs are kept in the
AzTV archive.
He became a mugham professor at the
Baku Musical College in 1963, training prominent Azerbaijani singers and paving the way for the modern-day art of mugham.
Mammadov died in
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
on 25 February 2022, at the age of 93.
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1929 births
2022 deaths
Azerbaijani singers
Azerbaijani composers
Azerbaijani artists
Mugham singers
Recipients of the Istiglal Order
Recipients of the Sharaf Order
Recipients of the Shohrat Order
People from Baku Governorate
Burials at Alley of Honor