Khan Shushinski

Shushinski Khan (Isfandiyar Aslan oglu Javanshrov’s stage name) was born on August 20 in 1901 in Shusha and died on March 18 in 1979 in Baku. He was one of the well-known khanendes (singers) and Popular artist of the Azerbaijan.

He was 16 years old when together with his teacher Islam Abdullayev took place in a majlis (meeting) and performed “Kurd Shahnaz” in the way of khanende (singer) Abulhasan with fascinating style, after which his teacher named him as “Khan Shushinski”. In his grow up as khanende Jabbar Garyagdyoglu and Seyid Shushinski played an important role.

Khan Shushinski expanded his performance activity after coming to Baku in 1920. Besides mugams as “Mahur Hindi”, “Bayaty Gajar”, “Gatar”, zarbi mugams as “Karabakh shikastasi”, “Arazbary”, “Heyraty”, folk songs and tasnifs also took place in his repertoire. Khan Shushinski took the first place prize in Transcaucasia peoples I art Olympiad held in Tbilisi in 1934.

Khan Shushinski also highly represented Azerbaijan music abroad. He established “Mugam studio” attached to Azerbaijan State Philharmonic society in 1960 and taught mugam’s secrets to younger khanendes (singers). He was also teaching in the Azerbaijan State Music School and growing up the new generation of khanendes (singers).