Gulara Aliyeva ( az, Gülarə Əliyeva; 17 November 1933 – 27 July 1991) was an

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musician.

Life

Gulara Aziz gyzy Aliyeva (''Gulara Aliyeva, daughter of Aziz'', according to Azerbaijani name-surname convention) was born on 17 November 1933 in

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, in the family of Aziz Aliyev and Leyli Aliyeva. She got her bachelor music degree at

Azerbaijan State Conservatory The Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music (Azeri: ''Hacıbəyov adına Bakı Musiqi Akademiyası'') is a music school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in 1920 in Baku and was previously known as the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. H ...

(now

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). Having graduated in 1955, Gulara started her music career at Folk instruments Ensemble named after

Said Rustamov Said Rustamov ( az, Səid Rüstəmov), born Mir-Jabbar Ali oglu Seyid-Rustamzadeh (12 May 1907 in Erivan – 10 June 1983 in Baku), was a Soviet Azerbaijani composer and conductor. Life and contributions Said Rustamov was born in Yerevan where ...

, she also began working at Folk Instruments Ensemble after Ahsan Dadashov. In 1966 she created her own instrumental ensemble and called it "Dan ulduzu" which means "Dawn star". She played piano and directed this ensemble for many years.

References

Musicians from Baku 1933 births 1991 deaths 20th-century Azerbaijani musicians {{Azerbaijan-musician-stub