Alasgar Abdullayev or Shakili Alasgar ( az, Ələsgər Abdullayev; 1866 — 1 April 1929) was an Azerbaijani
khananda
A khananda ( az, xanəndə ; fa, خواننده; alternative spellings in English: khanende, khanande, khanandeh) is a name generally given to singers of mugham, an Culture of Azerbaijan, Azeri folk music genre. The word is of Persian origin ...
.
Biography
Shakili Alasgar was born in
Nukha
Shaki ( az, Şəki) is a city in northwestern Azerbaijan, surrounded by the district of the same name. It is located on the southern part of the Greater Caucasus mountain range, from Baku. As of 2020, it has a population of 68,400. The center ...
(present-day Shaki) in 1866. He worked with a bricklayer in his childhood. Alasgar Abdullayev acquainted with
Keshtazly Hashim when he was in Shaki. During his stay in Shaki, he taught him
mugham
Mugham ( az, Muğam) or Mughamat ( az, Muğamat) is one of the many classical compositions from Azerbaijan, contrasting with tasnif and ashik.
It is a highly complex art form that weds classical poetry and musical improvisation in specific l ...
lessons and played an important role in his life. A.Abdullayev's other teacher was Aghabala, a businessman.
A.Abdullayev took part in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd "Eastern Concerts" in Baku in 1902-1903, sang "
Chahargah", "
Shushtar
Shushtar ( fa, شوشتر; also Romanized as Shūshtar and Shūstar and Shooshtar) is a city and capital of Shushtar County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.
Shushtar is an ancient fortress city, approximately from Ahvaz, the centre of the province. ...
" and "
Bayaty-Shiraz" mughams. He also participated closely in theater performances and in the "Eastern Nights" organized by the "Nicat" society.
In 1912-1918 A.Abdullayev's concerts were held in various cities of
Central Asia
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,
Iran
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and
Turkey
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. He was awarded a medal by shah for his performance in one of the Iranian assemblies.
Alasgar Abdullayev was invited by the "Sport-Record" and "Extrafon" joint-stock companies in 1913-1914 to
Tbilisi
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and
Kiev
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. He sang "
Chahargah", "
Rast", "
Mahur-Hindi", "
Zabul-Segah", "Rahab", "
Shushtar
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Shushtar is an ancient fortress city, approximately from Ahvaz, the centre of the province. ...
", "Hasar" mughams, a number of
Azerbaijani,
Georgian
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and
Armenian
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songs and was accompanied by
Gurban Pirimov
Gurban Bakhshali oglu Pirimov (Primov) ( az, Qurban Baxşəli oğlu Pirimov) (October 1880 in Abdal Gulabli near Shusha, Karabakh, Azerbaijan – 29 August 1965 in Baku, Azerbaijan) was an Azerbaijani folk musician and tar-player.
Life and car ...
and Tevos in
tar
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, and by Sasha Okanezashvili and Moses Guliyans in
kamancha
The kamancheh (also kamānche or kamāncha) ( fa, کمانچه, az, kamança, hy, Քամանչա, ku, کەمانچە ,kemançe) is an Iranian bowed string instrument used in Persian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Kurdish, Georgian, Turkmen, a ...
. He has been accompanied by
Shirin Akhundov
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for many years.
He was particularly popular with his "Rahab" singing.
A.Abdullayev performed with
Jabbar Garyagdioglu
Jabbar Garyagdioglu or Garyaghdyoglu ( az, Cabbar Qaryağdıoğlu pronounced ) (31 March 1861 – 20 April 1944) was an Azerbaijani folk singer (khananda). He is known as the first khananda to perform mughamats in the Azeri language. He mostly sa ...
in front of Baku workers as a part of the first Eastern Orchestra organized by Doctor Johannesan. In addition, he performed with
Gurban Pirimov
Gurban Bakhshali oglu Pirimov (Primov) ( az, Qurban Baxşəli oğlu Pirimov) (October 1880 in Abdal Gulabli near Shusha, Karabakh, Azerbaijan – 29 August 1965 in Baku, Azerbaijan) was an Azerbaijani folk musician and tar-player.
Life and car ...
and kamancha player Armenak Shushinski at Baku's Summer Clubs, "Eastern Music Nights". Khananda was also involved in the radio broadcasts of Azerbaijan.
Shakili Alasgar died on 1 April 1929 in
Baku
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References
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1866 births
1929 deaths
20th-century Azerbaijani male singers
People from Shaki, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani folk singers
19th-century Azerbaijani male singers