Biography
The Academy of Maqâm is a Maqam (or Shashmaqam) ensemble consisting of Uzbek and Tajik singers and musicians. It was founded in 2003 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan by artistic director Abduvali Abdurashidov (Абдували Абдурашидов), with support from the Aga Khan Music Initiative.
Abdurashidov is a leading performer and scholar of shashmaqom and has been at the forefront of the current Shashmaqom revival in Tajikistan. Working with a small group of graduate students in the Academy of Maqâm, Abdurashidov recreated a historically informed performance version of the six Shashmaqom suites that he is presently in the process of recording, transcribing, and publishing. A preliminary version of his work with Shashmaqom is presented on the album Music of Central Asia, Vol. 2: Invisible Face of the Beloved: Classical Music of the Tajiks and Uzbeks.
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Abduvali Abdurashidov - artistic director and sato
Nasiba Omonboeva - vocals
Ozoda Ashurova - vocals
Zumrad Samijonova - vocals
Khurshed Ibrohimov - vocals
Jamshed Ergashev - vocals
Kamoliddin Khamdamov - tanbur and vocals
Murod Jumaev - vocals and doira
Sirojiddin Juraev - dutar
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