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Mullojonova, Shoista
Tajik singer Shoista Rubinovna Mullojonova was born on
September 3, 1925, in Dushanbe. Her career as a singer began in 1941
as part of the Rubab Player Ensemble of the Tajikistan Philharmonic
Society.
Mullojonova graduated from the Stalinabad Women's Pedagogical
School in 1943 while still working at the Society. Between 1947 and
1953, she studied at the Moscow Conservatory. Thereafter, she
skillfully blended the nuances of classical Russian music with those of
national Tajik music. Between 1953 and 1958, she performed at the
Aini Theater for Opera and Ballet. The roles that she developed include
Mahin in Tohir va Zuhro (Tohir and Zuhro), by A. Lenskii; Gulizor in
Shurishi Vose' (The Vose' Uprising), by S. Balasanian; Marfa in Arusi
Shoh (The Bride of the King), by N. Rimskii-Korsakov; and others.
Between 1958 and 1975, she served as a soloist singer for the Tajik
State Philharmonic. Here she performed not only classical Tajik music,
but the music of other Soviet republics and of Eastern peoples in
general. In 1975, Mullajonova became a senior instructor at the
Tajikistan State Institute of Arts.
Mullojonova became a People's Artist of Tajikistan in 1957. She also
received the Order of Lenin, the Red Banner of Labor, two Orders of
the Badge of Honor, four medals, and the Honorary Order of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan and other republics.
Mulloqandov, Avner
Tajik singer and composer Avner Kuinovich Mulloqandov was born
into a family of workers in Samarqand on March 28, 1911. He joined
the CPSU in 1940.
Mulloqandov graduated from the Leninabad School of Music in
1931. Between 1933 and 1934, he performed with the Jewish Musical
Theater of Samarqand. In 1940, after finishing the one-year directorial
course at the Uzbekistan Dramatic Theater, he relocated to Tajikistan to
work at The Aini State Theater for Opera and Ballet. The roles he
created in this theater include Ni'mat in Halima (Halima), by Gh.

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