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BulbuL was a famous Azerbaijani and Soviet opera tenor, folk music performer and one of the founders of vocal arts and national musical theatre in Azerbaijan.AzerbaijaniSoviet tenor He was known for his musical talent since his childhood, which is why people nicknamed him Bulbul ("nightingale" in Azeri). He chose it as a stage name, when he became involved in professional music. Azeri Bulbul was also known for his music-related publications and teaching vocal arts at his alma mater, the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire between 1932 and 1961.alma mater

EARLY LIFE Bulbul was born in 1897 in the village of Khanbagi, located near Shusha.Shusha While still a young khananda, he was invited to Baku in 1920 to act out the role of Karam in Uzeyir Hajibeyov's opera Asli and Karam. There he was first introduced to a European-style opera and decided to excel in this genre.khanandaBakuUzeyir Hajibeyov He later studied music and vocal arts in the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire (now known as the Baku Academy of Music), where he was admitted in 1921, as well as in the La Scala Theatre in Milan, Italy.Baku Academy of MusicLa ScalaMilanItaly

BULBUL’S ROLE IN AZERI MUSIC HISTORY As a wonderful singer,in his songs, Bulbul was able to blend national manners of performance with traditions of Italian vocal school. He was also first to play the lead role of Koroglu in Uzeyir Hajibeyov's opera of the same name in Throughout his life, Bulbul was the vocal performer and the co-author of a number of songs and romances. He acquired a Ph.D. degree in music in His monographs nowadays serve as an important source for those studying Azeri music. Bulbul was the first musician to publish study guides and manuals used in teaching students how to play the ta kamancheh and balaban, the traditional musical instruments of Azerbaijan. Bulbul’s active years are often mentioned as

Bulbul died on 26 September 1961( ) (aged 64) Baku, Azerbaijan.He was buried at the Alley of the Honor. BakuAzerbaijan The Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan purchased the bronze busts of Bulbul and several other famous Karabakh Azeris that had once been erected in Shusha, on the black market in Georgia. Following the Armenian occupation of Shusha in 1992, these monuments were machine-gunned, removed from their original place and intended to be sold as scrap metal. Nowadays these monuments are preserved in the courtyard of the Azerbaijani Museum of Arts in Baku.Ministry of Culture of AzerbaijanGeorgia In 2008 the Central Bank of Azerbaijan minted a 100-manat gold commemorative coin dedicated to Bulbul.Central Bank of Azerbaijanmanat commemorative coin