Showing posts with label Khorezm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Khorezm. Show all posts

Friday, 24 August 2018

Makoms - From Uzbek People‘s Musical Legacy - Double LP released in Soviet Uzbekistan in 1984


Here a very interesting anthology of Makom traditions of Uzbekistan with older, partly very rare recordings from the years 1955 to 1984. The first LP is devoted to Shashmaqam. Side 3 has samples of the Makom tradition of Khorezm (finally) and side 4 has the one of the Ferghana Valley. A few of these recordings were already part of some of our older posts, namely the ones by the Shashmakom ensemble directed by Yunus Rajabi and the piece by Mamurjan Uzakov.
There are spoken comments in Uzbek introducing every track. We have posted two versions: one with the comments and another one without them.

Here the details from https://records.su/album/22599 (with some corrections):

Makoms - From Uzbek People‘s Musical Legacy
Comments of F. Karamatov (in Uzbek) are read by M. Rakhimov

First disc - Side 1:
1. Bebochcha (Fuzuli) - Hadji Abdulaziz Rasulov
2. Tasnifi Buzruk
3. Garduii Buzruk
4. Mukhammasi Navo - 2., 3. & 4. Student ensemble of Makomistov of Tashkent State University Conservatory dir. by Abdurahim Hamidov
5. Sarakhbori Navo - Ensemble of the makomistov of the Uzbek Television and Radio dir. by Yunus Rajabi

Side 2:
1. Talqini Bayot, Tarona, Nasri Bayot (Sakkoki, Navoi, Babur) - Ensemble of the makomistov of the Uzbek Television and Radio dir. by Yunus Rajabi
2. Mugilchai Dugoh (Fuguri) - Domla Halim Ibadov (singing, doira), Shonazar Sahibov (tanbur)
3. Iroqi Bukhoro (Babur) - Ensemble of the makomistov of the Uzbek Television and Radio dir. by Yunus Rajabi

Second disc - Side 3:
1. Tani Makom (Ogakhi) - Kamiljan Ataniyazov (Komiljon Otaniyozov) (singing, tar), Abdusharif Atajanov (doira)
2. Talqin - Amiri-Hadjikhan Baltaev (Xozhixon Boltayev) (singing, dutar), Abdusharif Atajanov (doira)
3. Kazhang Suvor va tezgasi (Ogakhi) - Madrahim Matyakubov (singing, dutar)

Side 4:
4. Dugoh Husaini (Navoi) - Sharahim Shaumarov (singing, dutar)
5. Shakhnozi gulor (Mukimi) - Halima Nasyrova and Fatima Borukhova (singing), Turgun Alimatov (tanbur), Zakirjan Abidov (dutar)
6. Bayot III (Mukimi) - Mamurjan Uzakov, Ensemble of People's Instruments
7. Ushshoq (Navoi) - Yunus Rajabi, Ensemble of People's Instruments







Thursday, 23 February 2017

Xozhixon Boltayev - Old Masters Of Arts of Uzbekistan, Vol. 25 - LP published in Soviet Uzbekistan in 1988 (1967)


Here we present a LP by Xozhixon Boltayev (Xojixon Boltaev, Хожихон Болтаев), a great singer from Khiva, the old city in Khorezm in western Uzbekistan. The recordings were first published in 1967.
Xozhixon Boltayev was in the middle of the 20th century a great master of the Khorezm Maqoms called Alti-Yarim Maqom (six and a half Maqoms). This Maqom tradition is extremely poorly documented. My friend Danny brought from his trip to Uzbekistan a couple of years ago a book in English on this Maqom tradition, in which our singer is mentioned extensively. I read this very interesting book. In the internet one can find information on this tradition here. But after all the reading I did I still don't know for sure if the music on this LP corresponds more or less to this Maqom tradtion or at least to certain aspects of it or not. I guess it does. 
I see that in the Russian liner notes the words Khorezm Makom are mentioned. Perhaps someone is able to translate the Russian liner notes.
Here the only recordings I could find in the interenet named as being examples of Khoresm Maqoms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeLgmn17o6g. There are in total six examples.
Another singer from Khiva, slightly younger than Xozhixon Boltayev, is Komiljon Otaniyozov (1917-1975). He also has a relation to this Maqom tradition. We posted in 2012 two LPs by him. See here.

Additions and corrections added on 5th of March 2017:
Here the track information of this LP in transcription and translation:
Yakparda suvora (folk music - A. Navoy); Savty yakparda suvora (folk music - Bayaky); Kushparda suvora va savty kushparda suvora (folk music - Ahakhy); Ka-zhanh suvora (folk music - Devony); Chapandozy suvora va savty chapandozy suvora (folk music - Makhramy, Mashrab).
The names in the brackets are the poets of the songs. 
The artist accompanies himself on Tar and is accompanied by Akhmad Ysmaylov on Doyra (frame drum). Recorded in 1967. «Stareyshye mastera yskusstv Uzbekystana» (Old Masters of Arts of Uzbekistan), vypusk 25 (volume 25).
As we see from the track information all songs belong to the genre "Suvora" which are spiritual (Sufi) songs, apparently performed in a style close to Maqom music. In the booklet to the CD "Uzbekistan - Music of Khorezm", published in the Unesco Series from Auvidis and now available from Smithsonian as a download in mp3 & flac formats including the booklet (UNES08269) (see here), the two musical forms of Suvora and Maqom (classical music) are explained. There are also 3 pieces of Maqom music and one Suvoro on the CD. The booklet can be downloaded for free.  







The man in the middle - I guess - is Xozhixon Boltayev, the man on the right Komiljon Otaniyozov.

Saturday, 2 June 2012

Komiljon Otaniyozov (1917-1975) sings - Legendary singer from Khorezm, Uzbekistan - Vol. 2 - LP Melodiya M30-39685-86


Side 1:
1. Feruz (8:12)
2. Netay (3:32)
3. Talqini navo (Folk song from Khorezm) (5:23)
4. Salom hind xalqiga (3:40)

K. Otaniyozov, tar and voice
Folk instruments trio (1)
A. Akbarov, doira (1)


Side 2:
1. To’y keldi xorazmga (5:23)
2. Xush endi (3:58)
3. Muhammasi baxshi (4:40)
4. Xush keldingiz (Folk song from Khorezm) (2:40)
5. Sayyodxon (3:43)

K. Otaniyozov, tar and voice
I. Abdullaev, doira (1)
A. Akbarov, doira (2, 4)
B. Otajonov, doira (3, 5)




Apparently there is also a volume 3. Unfortunately we don't have that one.

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Komiljon Otaniyozov (1917-1975) sings - Legendary singer from Khorezm, Uzbekistan - Vol. 1 - LP Melodiya M30-39683-84


Komiljon Otaniyozov sings

Side 1:
1. Vatan (2:36)
2. Muborak (3:11)
3. Ne tilar mendan? (4:32)
4. Suvora VI (7:53)

K. Otaniyozov - tar and voice
I. Abdullaev - doira


Side 2:
1. Chorgoh (6:58)
2. Sanamning (4:31)
3. Ayrulmasin nigoridan (4:39)

K. Otaniyozov - tar and voice
Folk instruments trio (1)
B. Otajonov - doira (2, 3)




His name is sometimes written as Kamiljon Ataniyazov.
Thanks to Zhuzhu for the transcriptions from Russian.