Alibaba Mammadov

He was born in 1930, on the 5th of February in Baku, in a settlement of Mashtaga. 1989 received a rank of the National Artist of Azerbaijan Republic. Leading role in his life as khanende played original mugam environment of Baku and villages of Absheron peninsula.

During 1953-1958, received music education in Governmental Music School of Azerbaijan in Said Shushinsky’s class. In 1945 was the soloist in Philharmony of Azerbaijan Republic, and in 1978-1988 was the soloist of the “Azconcert union”. In 1968 under Niyazi’s initiative created national folk instruments ensemble “Humayun” over which supervises to this days.

Expanded knowledge in mugam sphere, from the point of art-technical performance manner and eternal search in creativity, is shown in his works.Sound recordings performed by khanende with a great professionalism of mugam dastgahs as “Rast”, ”Bayati-Shiraz”, ”Rahab”, ”Dashti” and others are saved in fund of Azerbaijan Radio and Television.

More than 100 masterpieces were created by Alibaba Mammadov are included into many performers’ repertoire: " Yasha Mahabbatim, yasha ureyim", “Gel bize yar”, “Bir denesen” and etc. In 1963 in Baku Music College, since 1988 has been giving classes in average specialized music school named after Bulbul and plays a big role in education of young khanendes.