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Bobosharifov, Sodirkhon
Tajik singer, composer, and musicologist Sodirkhon Bobosharifov,
also referred to as Sodirkhon, was born in Khujand in 1847. He is one
of the most distinguished masters of classical Tajik music known as
Shashmaqom. He was born into a family of retailers of the Qushbegi
district of Khujand. Recognizing the musical talent of his son, Sodirov's
father took him to Buzurg Khontura, one of the most famous musicians
in Khujand. He learned how to play the dutar and sing from Buzurg
Khontura, and how to play the tambourine from the poet Koshif. In
time, Bobosharifov's musical abilities made him one of the most popu-
lar singers of classical songs. His voice was resounding and melodious,
with a wide diapason. Furthermore, he could "travel" from high pitches
to low and vice versa with ease, especially when performing the
"Ushshoq," "Ufor," and "Shahnoz" modes. His compositions were

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based on the sonnets of Hafizi Shirazi and the poems of Kamali

Khujandi, Khusravi Dihlavi, Abdurrahmani Jami, and Alisher Navo'i.
Bobosharifov's repertoire was rich and varied. He was particularly
skillful in the performance of "Ushshoq," "Ufor," "Gulyor," "Dilkha-
rosh," "Talqin," "Chorgohi Munojot," "Munojot," "Sigohi Du," "Sigohi
Se," and other modes.
During early years of the Soviet rule, Bobosharifov served as a
teacher of music. Later on, various foreign firms recorded his music. A
selection of his compositions was published in Tajikistan in 1946.
Bobosharifov died in Khujand in 1931.
Bobosodiqova, Guljahon
Tajik politician Guljahon Boboevna Bobosodiqova was born on No-
vember 8, 1937, in Uroteppa to a family of state officials. She joined
CPSU in 1960.
Bobosodiqova graduated from Tajikistan State University in 1959
with a degree in physics and mathematics. Bobosodiqova started her po-
litical career in 1961 as the secretary of the Komsomol Committee in
Dushanbe. Thereafter, she occupied a number of positions including
Deputy Chair of the Organizational Committee of the Communist Party
of Tajikistan (1972-75), Member of the Central Committee of the Com-
munist Party of Tajikistan, and Representative to the Supreme Soviet of
both the USSR and Tajikistan.
Bobosodiqova has organized seminars for women's access to educa-
tion, headed projects dealing with education for girls, and served as
project head for the "Convention on the Liquidation of Discrimination
Against Women," "The School of Law Education for Women," and
"Women and Modernity." She is the President of the Association of
Women with University Degrees.
Bobosodiqova has received three Orders of the Red Banner of Labor
and the Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.