Muboraksho Mirzoshoyev

Muboraksho Mirzoshoyev (Муборакшо Мирзошоев)
Tajikistan Soviet Socialist Republic
Died	February 8, 2000(2000-02-08) (aged 38) Tajikistan
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1988 – 2001

Muboraksho Abdulvahhobovich Mirzoshoyev (

. He died on February 8, 2000.

Career

Muboraksho spent his childhood in his home village of Yemts (Russian: Емц) in Rushon, Rushon District, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO). At the age of 14, he composed his first song, "Chor Javon" ("Four Youths") which later became an instant hit across Tajikistan, when it hit the radio waves in the late 1980s.

From 1984 to 1987 he studied at

. The same year Muboraksho Mirzoshoyev's music became very popular in Tajikistan.

Some of Muboraksho's music centered on the themes of sadness and mysticism, which evoked strong emotions in his fans. He was very close and dear to all

.

Tajik cinematographer

(The Idol), opposite of Khurshed, Nazarov's character. Muboraksho himself resisted playing the role citing that he did not want people to judge that Daler Nazarov (Khurshed) could ever be replaced by Muboraksho in real life.

Many musicians have made covers of Muboraksho's songs including n.A.T.o. The Persian rock group Kiosk also made an Iranian cover version of "Ay yōrum biyō" as "Ay Yarom Bia" featuring Mohsen Namjoo.

Muboraksho is a cultural symbol of the Tajik popular music of the 20th century, who had been among a very few artists that have had an enormous influence on the contemporary Tajik music scene. His music has been one of the primary unifying forces among the diverse ethnic groups of Tajikistan. He is cited as one of the major influences among the current Tajik musicians.

He was married and the father of three sons. His youngest son Emomalisho is now an emerging singer who has followed his father's footsteps. Muboraksho died on February 8, 2001, from the effects of bilateral pulmonary tuberculosis.

Discography

Despite his popularity, Muboraksho never released any official album during his lifetime. In 1997, however, there was a release (without Daler Nazarov's or Muboraksho's estate permission) of two non-official albums entitled Jiray-1 and Jiray-2. The first album contained mostly Daler Nazarov's songs (except for one), while the second album had 13 of Muboraksho songs, including "Ay yorum biyo".

Singles

• 1988: "Ay yorum biyo"

References

External links

• Some of his video clips on Youtube