Umar Dimayev

• Name — Umar Dimayevich Dimayev • Native Name — Умар Димаевич Димаев • Born — 1 October 1908 • Birthplace — Urus-Martan, Terek Oblast (now in the Chechen Republic, Russia) • Died — 26 December 1972 • Place of death — Grozny, Chechen–Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union (now in the Chechen Republic, Russia) • Occupation — Accordionist, folk musician • Instruments — Accordion

Dimayev was born on 1 October 1908 in Urus-Martan. Accounts describe him as being raised in a musically inclined family and learning the accordion as a teenager.

In the 1920s and 1930s, Dimayev performed for local broadcasts and theatre productions in Chechnya, and later worked with the Chechen-Ingush dramatic theatre in Grozny. Sources also describe him as composing and arranging music for stage productions during this period. By the 1930s, he had become known within the Chechen-Ingush ASSR as a folk musician and soloist for regional radio ensembles.

During the Second World War, Dimayev performed for Soviet troops and in military hospitals, and composed patriotic works, according to later accounts of his career. In February 1944, the Deportation of the Chechens and Ingush resulted in Dimayev and his family being deported to Kazakhstan. While in exile, he joined the Chechen-Ingush song and dance ensemble and performed on radio in Kazakhstan, including broadcasts from Almaty.

After the restoration of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR and the return of deported communities, Dimayev returned to Chechnya in 1957 and was awarded the title Honoured Artist of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR, according to later biographical summaries. From the 1960s until his death, he continued to perform on radio and television and made recordings of Chechen folk music and his own compositions. Dimayev died on 26 December 1972 after a prolonged illness. A later overview described him as leaving dozens of accordion compositions and numerous recordings of folk music.

The canonical record carries the following identifying particulars.

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. It is also recorded that umar Dimayev is recorded with the occupation singer. Institutional cataloguing adds that umar Dimayev is recorded as a citizen of Russian Empire. Recorded with the gender male. Born on 1 October 1908. It is also recorded that umar Dimayev is recorded with the occupation composer. It is also recorded that umar Dimayev died on 26 December 1972. It is also recorded that umar Dimayev is classed in the genre folk music. It is also recorded that umar Dimayev is classed in the genre traditional folk music.