Alihan Samedov
Alihan Samedov (Əlixan Səmədov, pron; born 27 April 1964) is an Azerbaijani musician known for playing wind instruments and Azerbaijan folk instruments. Descending from a musician family, he completed his first and secondary education between the years 1971 and 1979. He received his music education at the Samad Vurghun and Nariman Narimanov music school.
Alihan Samedov
- Name
- Alihan Samedov
- Born
- 27 April 1964
- Birthplace
- Sumgait, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
- Nationality
- Azerbaijan
- Occupation
- musician
- Fields
- folk music
- Education
- Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University
- Honours
- People's Artist of Azerbaijan · Honored Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Languages
- Azerbaijani
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Alihan Samedov (Əlixan Səmədov, pron; born 27 April 1964) is an Azerbaijani musician known for playing wind instruments and Azerbaijan folk instruments. Descending from a musician family, he completed his first and secondary education between the years 1971 and 1979. He received his music education at the Samad Vurghun and Nariman Narimanov music school.
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Alihan Samedov (born 1964) is a musician and a national of Azerbaijan. The musician was born in Sumgait. Alihan Samedov studied at Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University.
Genres include folk music. Languages used include Azerbaijani. The musician received Honored Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan and People's Artist of Azerbaijan.
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In 1986 he entered the applied teaching school of Azerbaijan State Pedagogy University and graduated from the same in 1990. He is the master player of wind instruments (balaban, clarinet, tutek, zurna, oboe, saxophone). He is a chess master. He is currently teaching chess at Erenkoy First School and he is the Music Directors of Kadikoy Folklore Education Centre. Folk Dances Department of Eyuboglu Educational Institutions. Istanbul Caucasus Dance Company as well as the person in charge of Azerbaijani Music at Samanyolu TV's (STV) Music and Entertainment Programs. In his albums Samedov presents the instrument the balaban with his own interpretation. The album, titled Balaban, is released by Mega Music.
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• Name — Alihan Samedov • Native Name — Əlixan Səmədov • Born — 27 April 1964 • Birthplace — Sumgait, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union • Genre — Azerbaijani folk • Instrument — balaban, clarinet, tutek, zurna, oboe, saxophone
Artistic activities
Artistic activities
• 1988 Germany - Azerbaijan Cultural Festival • 1990 Antalya - Golden Orange Festival • 1991 France - National Lion Festival • 1994 France - Amneville Folk Dances Festival • 1994 Ankara - ITU TMDK Concerts • 1995 Gaziantep - G.Antep Conservatory Festivities • 1995 Istanbul - ITU TMDK Concerts • 1996 Poland - Zakopane Folk Dances Festival • 1997 Spain CIUDAD Folk Dances Festival • 1998 Istanbul - Istanbul Culture Festival • 1998 Poland - Olsztyn Folk Dances Festival • 1999 Şırnak - OHAL Region Culture Festival • 2000 Kırıkkale - 3rd Turkish World Festival • 2001 Spain - CIUDAD Folk Dances Festival • 2001 Singapore - Turkish week
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Alihan Samedov is recorded with the occupation musician. Recorded as a citizen of Azerbaijan. Classed in the genre folk music.
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1964
Alihan Samedov was born on 27 April 1964.
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Awards
• 1993 Istanbul / Folk Dances -The Best Music • 1996 Poland - The Best Music & The Best Musician • 1997 The "Milliyet" Newspaper Special Awards
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