Ibrahim Maharram oglu Eminov (Azerbaijani: İbrahim Məhərrəm oğlu Eminov / Ибраһим Мәһәррәм оғлу Еминов, pronounced [ibɾɑˈhim mæhæˈɾæm oɣˈlu eˈminof]; 18 May 1963 - 2 July 2019) was an Azerbaijani musician and composer, co-founder of the bands "Yukhu" and "Sirr".[2]

Ibrahim Emin
İbrahim Emin
Born(1963-05-18)18 May 1963
Sumqayit, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Origin Azerbaijan
Died2 July 2019(2019-07-02) (aged 56)
Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • composer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • bass guitar[1]
  • guitar
Years active1976–2019

Biography edit

Ibrahim Emin was born on 18 May 1963 in Sumgayit. In 1970, he started the school № 17 in Sumgayit. He served in the military in 1981-1983. In addition to his musical career, Ibrahim was also involved in painting. He died of esophageal cancer on 2 July 2019.[3]

Career edit

Yukhu edit

Ibrahim Emin could play the guitar since his childhood. He started his musical career in the early 1980s. He formed the group "Yukhu" in 1988.[4] In addition to writing the lyrics and composing music of the songs performed by the group, he also played bass guitar in the band. In 1989, Yuxu won the music festival called "Golden Autumn" with the song "Xəzərin Sahilində" (English: On the coast of the Caspian Sea). After a while, French manager Pascal invited to perform in France. At that time, it was not possible to go directly to France, so they decided to go through Turkey. However, due to unknown reasons, they were unable to travel to France and had to stay and perform in Turkey. Shortly after performing in Turkey, the group began to be recognized. He released three albums in Turkey: "Xəzərin Sahilində" (English: On the coast of the Caspian Sea; 1993), "Sumgayit" (1994), "Ölümə çarə yox" (English: There is no cure for death; 2001). Earthquake occurred in Turkey caused stagnation in the music sector. As a result, the band "Yukhu" could not perform for a long time, and the members of the group began to engage in different activities.

Sirr edit

Later, Ibrahim Emin returned to Baku in 2003 and formed the band "Sirr" in Sumgayit in 2004. The album called "Yoruldum" (English: I'm Tired) was released by the group in 2014.[5]

Quotations edit

"As teenagers, we listened to Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin on BBC radio, and then they became a school for us. We were inspired by their music, and we started playing rock. Then, we formed our group. We recorded the song "Xəzərin Sahilində" (English: On the coast of the Caspian Sea). The lyrics belonged to my father, I changed some words and we sang the song. A year later, we won the music festival called "Golden Autumn" with this song, and it all started with that."

"Those who know me well are aware of that I always say I will never change rock. I feel rock, rock is the music of freedom, rebellion. It is my music."

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Группа "Yuxu (Юху)"" (in Russian). gruppasssr.ru. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  2. ^ Nurlan Babazadeh, Leman Safarli. ""Yuxu" Rock Band in The '90s". chai-khana.org. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  3. ^ "Azərbaycanda məşhur ifaçı vəfat etdi" (in Azerbaijani). Modern.az. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  4. ^ Rahimli Shahane (2019-07-03). "Bir vaxtların məşhur "Yuxu"su..." (in Azerbaijani). Aqreqator.az. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  5. ^ Nurlan Babazadeh, Leman Safarli (2016-07-08). "Azərbaycan rokunun "Yuxu"su indi haradadır?" (in Azerbaijani). Aqreqator.az. Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2020-06-11.