Haji Mammad oghlu Mammadov ( az, Hacı Məmməd oğlu Məmmədov, April 28, 1920 — August 2, 1981) was an
Azerbaijani
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* Azerbaijanis
* Azerbaijani language
See also
* Azerbaijan (disambiguation)
* Azeri (disambiguation)
* Azerbaijani cuisine
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tar player and
People's Artist of the
Azerbaijani SSR
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.
Biography
Haji Mammadov was born on April 28, 1920, in
Shamakhi. He studied at
Azerbaijan State Medical Institute
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in 1943–1948. In 1949–1970 he worked as a doctor-surgeon. In 1930–1948 he worked in
Azerbaijan State Orchestra of Folk Instruments
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, from 1949 he was a soloist of
Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall
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.
Haji Mammadov was one of the first performers of works of classical Russian and Western European composers on tar. He accompanied singers such as
Bulbul
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,
Seyid Shushinski,
Zulfu Adigozalov, and toured in many foreign countries including
Belgium,
Poland,
Hungary,
Iran,
Syria
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and
Algeria.
Mammadov died on August 2, 1981, in
Baku
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.
Awards
* People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR - May 18, 1963
* Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR
*
Order of the Badge of Honour - June 9, 1959
References
Literature
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