Habil Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Habil Mustafa oğlu Əliyev; 28 May 1927 – 8 September 2015) was a prominent Azerbaijani kamancheh player.[1][2] His music is widely appreciated in the Middle East and Europe.[3]
Habil Aliyev | |
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Birth name | Habil Mustafa oğlu Əliyev |
Born | Ağdaş, Azerbaijani SSR | 28 May 1927
Died | 8 September 2015 Baku, Azerbaijan | (aged 88)
Genres | Azerbaijani Folk Music, Mugham |
Occupation(s) | Composer Songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Kamancha |
Years active | 1935 – 2009 |
Musical career
editHabil Aliyev's first international performance was in United Kingdom when he was accompanying Rashid Behbudov and Tamara Sinyavskaya. This performances created great resonance and British press quoting Major of Glasgow called Aliyev "Paganini of Azerbaijan".[4] He inspired Israeli musician Mark Eliyahu to play kamancheh.[5]
In 2009, suffering from poor health, he made a symbolic "last concert" at Tehran Roudaki-Wahdat concert hall.[6]
He died in 2015 at the age of 88.[7]
Influence and legacy
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