Imran Usmanov
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Imran Usmanov Усманов Ӏимран | |
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Torch song | |
Occupation(s) | Singer
Music producer Songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Voice |
Years active | 1971–2017 |
Imran Hermanovich Usmanov (
folk singer whose deep baritone
voice and songs about life are regarded as classics in Chechen music.
Born in 1953 to Chechen parents in Nozhay-Yurt, Chechnya, he graduated from Rostov-on-Don Music Teachers Training College. He is the eldest of two brothers; Ilman and Nazar.
In April 2004, Imran announced that he would compose music to educate children on the
danger of land mines.[2]
His final appointment was as Director of Chechnya's Philharmonic Society.[citation needed]