Ulfatmo Mamadambarova
Ulfatmo Mamadambarova Улфатмо Мамадамбарова | |
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| Born | March 10, 1937 Khorog |
| Died | May 4, 2024 (aged 87) Khorog |
| Instrument | Voice |
| Spouse | Gulbek Saodatov |
Ulfatmo Mamadambarova, in Tajik: Улфатмо Мамадамбарова (10 March 1937, Khorog - 4 May 2024, Khorog[1]) was a Pamirian singer from Gorno-Badakhshan, an autonomous region of Tajikistan, whose contributions to music meant that she was recognised as an Honored Artist of Tajikistan.[2]
In 2019 she recorded new material for a compilation of Tajik folksongs.[2] Recordings of her work are part of the Smithsonian's Centre for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.[3] In 2002 she sang and played doira and chang at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, as part of an ensemble performing Badakhshani music alongside Nobovar Tchanorov, Mouborakcho Djoumaev, Zarina Kobilova, Djoumakhon Madjidov, Moussavar Minakov and her husband.[4] Her career included work as the soloist in the ensemble Pamir.[2] She also performed in a trio with Nuqra Rahmatova and Maisara Dildorova.[5] Music by the Tajik poet Kurbonmamad Shodmonbekov was also in her repertoire.[6]
Mamadambarova trained at Khorog's Musical and Drama Theater named after A. Rudaki, along with Dildorova and Kimatsho Imatshoev.[7] She was also trained in shashmaqam by Shokhnazar Sokibov.[8] She was married to singer Gulbek Saodatov.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Арбобони фарҳанги тоҷик. Донишнома / Муаллиф-мураттиб Ёрмуҳаммади Сучонӣ. — Душанбе, 2016. — 863 с.
- ^ a b c d "В Москве вышел уникальный альбом с таджикскими народными песнями | Официальный сайт АНО «Содружество народов Евразии»". 2023-12-08. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Smithsonian Centre for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, 2017)
- ^ Borden, Carla, ed. (2002). The Silk Road: Connecting Cultures, Creating Trust (PDF). Smithsonian Centre for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. ISSN 1056-6805.
- ^ "Мо ва суруди мо - СССР - Мо метавонем!". cccp.tj. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "В Хороге отметили 80-летие поэта и композитора Курбонмамада Шодмонбекова". Pamir Inside (in Russian). 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Эшанкулов, М. Э. "К ВОПРОСУ ОБ ИССЛЕДОВАНИИ ТВОРЧЕСТВА ШОХНАЗАРА СОХИБОВА." Паёмномаи фарханг 3 (2017): 78-84.
- ^ Эшанкулов, Мурат Эгамкулович. "О творческом пути Шохназара Сохибова: к 110-летию со дня рождения." Общество. Среда. Развитие (Terra Humana) 4 (29) (2013): 179-182.
External links
[edit]- Badakhshani Musical Traditions Part 1 (Tajikistan)
- Ulfatmo Mamadambarova & Gulbek Saodatov — Mohi Shughnon (Shugnanka)