Janali Akperov

Janali Akperov was born in 10.03.1940 in village Tukavila in Lenkaran. Khanende, in 1992 was awarded to a rank of national artist of Azerbaijan, became professor in 2008. He was awarded to the medal of honor in 2002. Secrets of Mugam learnt from his father.

Musical education got in Baku in Governmental Music School of Azerbaijan Republic. Learnt and strengthened rules of Mugam from teachers, Said and Khan Shushinsky.

Since 1965 is the soloist of Philharmony of Azerbaijan Republic and since 1976 to these days is the soloist of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.Khanende on the scene of this theatre has performed many remembered images of mugam opera -Majnun and Ibn Salam ( in U.Gadzhibekov’s “Leyli and Medjnun”), Shah Ismail (in M.Magomaev’s “Shah Ismail”), Ashyg Garib (in Z.Hajibekov’s “Ashyg Garib”). 

He was in tours in many foreign countries; in Germany, Mali, and Austria. He was the participant and the winner of many competitions and festivals. He has won big achievements in the Eastern musical symposium passed in Samarkand and in musical festival of east people passed in Kuybyshov. J. Акperov’s repertoire is wide.

All mugam dastgaghs performed by him was recorded on vinyl and disks. At present is mugam teacher. He works as the director of chair of mugam arts in Azerbaijan State University of Art and Culture.