Abdurahim Hamidov's lyrics & chords

Abdurahim Hamidov (Абдурахим Хамидов, also spelled Abdorahim Hamidov) was born in 1952 into an old family of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. His ancestors were merchants and caravaners, and his father and grandfather were mullahs. He began learning music at the age of six by singing the entire repertoire of children's songs. A year later he began playing the rabab, a long-necked lute; and at age nine he developed a passion for the dutar, another type of long-necked lute, and had his first lessons on it. His repertoire consisted of lively,...read more