Monâjât Yultchiéva
Musical Artist
1960 –
Who is Monâjât Yultchiéva?
Munojot Yo'Ichiyeva, also known under her name Munadjat Yulchieva, is the leading performer of classical Uzbek music and its Persian-language cousin Shashmaqâm. She is famous for the unique quality of her voice and her natural charisma.
Yo'Ichiyeva was born in 1960 in the Ferghâna valley near Tashkent, and from an early age it was obvious she had a great gift as a singer. This nearly resulted in her being channelled into a career as an opera singer, but she was inexorably drawn towards the slow, aching music of her own ancient culture, something that seemed almost pre-ordained by her name, which means 'ascent to God' or simply 'prayer'.
She is frequently accompanied by her mentor, the famous rubab player, Shawqat Mirzaev. Her repertoire includes many of his compositions, and she usually performs with his ensemble. Typically the group use local instruments such as the dutar, the tanbur, a gidjak spike fiddle, doira frame drum, ney flute and at times the chang zither. Those lucky enough to attend one of her rare concerts abroad will witness a sumptuously dressed performer of startling gravitas and charisma, with long pigtails trailing down to her waist.
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- Born
- 1960
- Also known as
- Monajat Yultchieva
- Munadjat Yultchieva
- Yultchieva, Munadjat
- Munadjat Yulchieva
- Munojot Yo‘lchiyeva
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on July 23, 2013
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