Shomurod Mahmanov
Folk bakhshi from Qashqadaryo, a performer of epic dastans; awarded the title People's Bakhshi of Uzbekistan in 2000.
- Occupation:
- Singer, Folk singer
- Nickname:
- Shomurod baxshi
- Born:
- March 3 1932(88 years old) ♓ — September 24, 2020
- Birthplace:
- Chiroqchi District, Kashkadarya
Biography
Shomurod Mahmanov (Shomurod bakhshi, full name Shomurod Tog'ayevich Mahmanov) was born on 3 March 1932 in the village of Arabbandi, Chiroqchi district, Qashqadaryo region.
According to Uzbek Wikipedia, his father, the poet Tog'ay shoir, was exiled to Siberia in 1932, rehabilitated in 1948 and returned to Chiroqchi.
Sources say he learned the bakhshi craft from his father and from the dombra maker Narzulla; he is counted among the Chiroqchi school of dastan singing.
As a dastan singer he performed, among others, epics of the Go'ro'g'li cycle; for example, the dastan «Ovsar Dev bilan Gupsar Dev» was recorded in his performance.
In 2000 he was awarded the title People's Bakhshi of Uzbekistan.
Shomurod bakhshi died on 24 September 2020 at the age of 88.
Awards
People's Bakhshi of Uzbekistan2000 · Uzbekistan
Life path
- 1932Born
Born in the village of Arabbandi, Chiroqchi district, Qashqadaryo region.
- 2000Title of People's Bakhshi of Uzbekistan
Awarded the title for services to the art of the bakhshi.
- 2020Death
Died on 24 September at the age of 88.