Talat Gasimov (khananda)

Talat Mammadagha oghlu Gasimov (Tələt Məmmədağa oğlu Qasımov, June 21, 1933 — July 28, 2013) was an Azerbaijani khananda, People's Artiste of Azerbaijan.

Biography
Talat Gasimov was born on June 21, 1933, in Baku. At first, he was very interested in religious music and started reciting elegy. Later he became a khananda. He took mugham lessons from Zulfu Adigozalov and Hajibaba Huseynov. "Rast", "Shur", "Segah-Zabul" mugam-dasgahs, "Shushtar" classification performed by him are kept in the fund of Azerbaijan State Television and Radio.

T. Gasimov was a soloist of the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall. For many years he was a soloist of the "Azerconcert" Union, represented the Azerbaijani musical culture in various countries around the world — Turkey, Iran, Germany, Russia, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco.

Talat Gasimov died on July 28, 2013, in Baku.

Awards

 * People's Artiste of Azerbaijan — May 16, 2006
 * Honored Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan — May 24, 1998