Alihan Samedov ( az, Əlixan Səmədov, ; born 27 April 1964) is an Azerbaijani musician known for playing wind instruments and

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. Alihan Samedov was born in

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, Azerbaijan SSR in 1964. Descending from a musician family, he completed his first and secondary education between the years 1971 and 1979. He received his music education at the Samad Vurghun and

Nariman Narimanov Nariman Karbalayi Najaf oghlu Narimanov ( az, Nəriman Kərbəlayi Nəcəf oğlu Nərimanov, russian: Нарима́н Кербелаи Наджа́ф оглы Нарима́нов; – 19 March 1925) was an Azerbaijani Bolshevik revolutionary, w ...

music school. In 1986 he entered the applied teaching school of Azerbaijan State Pedagogy University and graduated from the same in 1990. He is the master player of wind instruments ( balaban, clarinet, tutek,

zurna The zurna ( Armenian: զուռնա zuṙna; Old Armenian: սուռնայ suṙnay; Albanian: surle/surla; Persian: karna/Kornay/surnay; Macedonian: зурла/сурла zurla/surla; Bulgarian: ''зурна/зурла''; Serbian: зурла/zu ...

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). He is a chess master. He is currently teaching chess at Erenkoy First School and he is the Music Directors of Kadikoy Folklore Education Centre. Folk Dances Department of Eyuboglu Educational Institutions. Istanbul Caucasus Dance Company as well as the person in charge of

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's (STV) Music and Entertainment Programs. In his albums Samedov presents the instrument the balaban with his own interpretation. The album, titled ''Balaban'', is released by Mega Music.

Artistic activities

*1988

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- Azerbaijan Cultural Festival *1990

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- Golden Orange Festival *1991

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- National Lion Festival *1994

- Amneville Folk Dances Festival *1994

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- ITU TMDK Concerts *1995

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- G.Antep Conservatory Festivities *1995

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- ITU TMDK Concerts *1996

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- Zakopane Folk Dances Festival *1997

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CIUDAD Folk Dances Festival *1998

- Istanbul Culture Festival *1998

- Olsztyn Folk Dances Festival *1999

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Region Culture Festival *2000

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- 3rd Turkish World Festival *2001

- CIUDAD Folk Dances Festival *2001

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- Turkish week

Awards

*1993

/ Folk Dances -The Best Music *1996 Poland - The Best Music & The Best Musician *1997 The " Milliyet" Newspaper Special Awards

References

External links

Alihan Samedov website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Samedov, Alihan Living people 1964 births Turkish people of Azerbaijani descent Azerbaijani folk musicians Dudukahars Azerbaijani emigrants to Turkey Soviet Azerbaijani people People from Sumgait Culture in Sumgait