Yunus Rajabiy (Uzbek Cyrillic: Юнус Ражабий, Russian: Юнус Раджаби, Romanized Yunus Radjabi; 5 January 1897 – 23 April 1976) was a Soviet-Uzbek composer, instrumentalist, folklorist, academic, and leader of Uzbek music groups. In addition to composing much celebrated music, he systematically collected, documented, and recorded many Uzbek songs, preserving songs from collective memory.[1]

Yunus Rajabiy
Born5 January 1897
Died23 April 1976 (aged 79)
Tashkent
Known forcontributions to Uzbek music
AwardsOrder of Outstanding Merit
Order of Lenin

Rajabiy received many awards for his work including the Soviet Order of Lenin, the title People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR, and the Order of Outstanding Merit of Uzbekistan.[2][3][4] Several locations in Uzbekistan bear his name, including a station on the Tashkent Metro. In 1997, on the occasion of his 100th birthday, the Yunus Rajabiy Museum was inaugurated in Tashkent.

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References

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  1. ^ Mannopov, Sultonali (2004). Oʻzbek xalq musiqa madaniyati (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent: Yangi asr avlodi. ISBN 5-633-00222-9. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Юнус Ражабий". Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). 24 April 1976.
  3. ^ a b "Ражабий, Юнус". Oʻzbekiston milliy ensiklopediyasi (in Uzbek). Vol. 7. National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan State Scientific Publishing House. 2004.
  4. ^ История узбекской музыки: Учеб. пособие для муз. вузов (in Russian). Muzyka. 1979. p. 61.
  5. ^ "Адабиёт, санъат ва архитектура соҳасида 1971 йилги Ҳамза номидаги Ўзбекистон ССР давлат мукофотларини бериш тўғрисида" [On awarding the 1971 state awards of the Uzbek SSR named after Hamza in the field of literature, art and architecture]. Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). No. 261. 10 November 1971. p. 1.

Bibliography

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  • Alimakhsumov, Arif (6 September 1967). "Не уставать вам, учитель!". Pravda Vostoka (in Russian). No. 209. p. 4.
  • Dzhabbarov, Akhmad (6 September 1967). "Полвека, отданные музыке". Pravda Vostoka (in Russian). No. 209. p. 4.
  • Hamroyev, Razzoq; Rahmatova, Farogʻat; Soatqulov, Dadvali (6 September 1967). "Бизнинг устозимиз". Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). No. 209. p. 4.
  • Nurullayeva, Anor (6 September 1967). "Пахтазор илҳомлари". Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). No. 209. p. 4.
  • Turob, Toʻla (6 September 1967). "Яшасин музика". Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). No. 209. p. 4.
  • Zudov, V. (5 January 1977). "Щедрость души". Pravda Vostoka (in Russian). No. 3. p. 3.