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Eson Kandov

Eson Kandov (*October 31, 1941 in Tashkent) was a singer and musician from Uzbekistan with a successful career during the 1960-80s. He was awarded the distinction as Honored Artist of the Uzbek SSR in 1974 and is considered the first artist who represented the Republic of Uzbekistan on the international stage at the Sopot Festival "Sopot-73".[1]

His albums and EPs were successfully distributed throughout the Soviet Union through the major record label Melodiya in the 1970s and 1980s.[2][3]

Early life

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He was born as the second son into a family of Bukharian Jews.[4] His father was a teacher of the Uzbek language and his mother was a housewife who worked in the financial administration when he was young. During his childhood his maternal grandfather, who had lyrical baritone voice, and his mother often sang to him on weekends or on holidays.[5]

Education

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After graduating from school, Eson Kandov entered the acting department of the Theater and Art Institute, and from the second year he chose to enter the Tashkent State Conservatory. At the conservatory he mainly learned classical singing. After successfully participating in a competition at the Conservatory in 1964, he was accepted as a soloist and singer in the Variety Orchestra of Uzbekistan.[1]

His real name at birth was Isaac Ilyich Kandov, but early into his career singer Botir Zokirov suggested adopting the name Eson as it sounded more romantic and artistic. Over the 25 year long career in the Soviet Union, he grew into the name so much that he couldn’t imagine associating with different name.[5]

Musical career

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Eson Kandov was among the singers who appeared as a soloist in the Estrada Symphony Orchestra, which was founded in the Uzbek Soviet Republic for state television and radio in 1963. The Estrada Orchestra consisted of a large string section, saxophones, trumpets, trombones, guitars, piano and drums, and occasionally instruments from older Uzbek music traditions.[6] Along with singers such as Botir Zokirov, Luiza Zokirova and Elmira Urazbaeva, he is considered a co-founder of modern Uzbek pop music with traditional influences in the 1960s.[7][8][9][10][11]

In 1973 he represented the Soviet Union at the Sopot International Song Festival with the song “Ormonlarga konarokshom” (translated from Uzbek as “Evening falls on the forests”) in the Forest Opera, Sopot, Poland.[12][13][14][15] In the same year, on the basis of the Uzbek Variety Orchestra, the Tashkent Music Hall was created, where he was the leading soloist and singer. Since 1974 he has been collaborating with the state ensemble "Yalla". With Yalla, he toured a dozen European countries as well as across all over the Soviet Union. In 1977 when the state ensemble "Navo" was formed, he became its soloist singer.[1][5]

After he moved to Israel in 1991, he founded his own ensemble "Shirey a Olam" ("Songs of the World"), which was active until 1997.[1][5] However, even though he had a high number of performances in Israel, he was unable to repeat the earlier big successes he had in the Soviet Union. He continued to work as a teacher and coach for young musicians.

Personal life

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He has one son, Gabriel, with his wife Mira, who he married in Tashkent in 1982. The family currently lives in Israel, in Petah Tikva. He has two nieces from his brother, Oleg, - Stella Kandova, who lives in New York, and Angela Pinchasov, who lives in Vienna.[5]

Discography

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Year (P) Number Original title[16][17] Title in English Format Label, country
1973 Д 00034397-8 Эсон Кандов – Барно Eson Kandov - Barno Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM Melodiya, USSR
1974 М60-36595-6 Узбекская эстрада Uzbek Estrada LP, Green vinyl
1976 М60-39403-4 ЭСТРАДНАЯ МУЗЫКА КОМПОЗИТОРОВ УЗБЕКИСТАНА POPULAR MUSIC BY UZBEK COMPOSERS LP, Mono, Yellow
1976 М62-39529-30 Узбекские эстрадные песни Uzbek Estrada pop songs 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Yellow
1977 М60-40359-60 ПЕСНИ Ш. РАМАЗАНОВА (1910). SONGS OF SH. RAMAZANOVA (1910). LP
1987 Г62—06887-8 Поёт Эсон Кандов Eson Kandov Singing Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono
1979 С62-12121-2 Эсон Кандов – Не Успокоимся Eson Kandov - Let's not rest 7", 33 ⅓ RPM
1979 С60-13079—80 УЗБЕКСКАЯ ЭСТРАДНАЯ МУЗЫКА Uzbek Estrada Music Album
1983 С62 20053 008 Эсон Кандов, Наво – Ливанские Кедры Eson Kandov and the ensemble Navo - Lebanese Cedars 7", 33 ⅓ RPM
1984 С62 20821 008 ПЕСНИ НА СТИХИ ТАТЬЯНЫ КОРШИЛОВОЙ SONGS TO VERSES BY TATIANA KORSHILOVA 7", 33 ⅓ RPM
1986 АБП 0038 СУЛТАНОВА Надира. SULTANOV Nadira.
1987 С62 24569 003 КАНДОВ Эсон. «Дом родной»: KANDOV Eson. «Home»:
1989 С60 28883 001 КАНДОВ Эсон. «Ветер странствий». KANDOV Eson. «Wind of Wanderings». LP Melodiya, USSR
2016 MEL CO 0234 Летняя Мелодия. 50 песен для лета Summer Melody. 50 songs for the summer
2021 Ностальгия по СССР (Любимые хиты) Nostalgia for the USSR (Favorite hits)

Selection of songs

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  • Boi, boi / Бой, бой[18]
  • Bukharian Wedding / бухарская свадьба[19]
  • Емина / Emina[20]
  • Romansi / Романсы[21]
  • Song about Tashkent / Песня о Ташкенте with Yunus Turaev and Naufal Zakirov (in 1965)[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Эсон Кандов Eson Kandov плейлист" (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Эсон Кандов - Diskographie". Discogs (in Russian).
  3. ^ "Кандов Эсон". records.su.
  4. ^ Pinkhasov, Robert (2015). Bukharian Jews worldwide. New York. ISBN 978-1936755165.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e Зиякаева, Мунира (October 7, 2016). "Эсон Кандов Eson Kandov плейлист" (in Russian).
  6. ^ KLENKE, KERSTIN (2019-04-17). SOUND STATE OF UZBEKISTAN : popular music and politics in the karimov era. [S.l.]: ROUTLEDGE. ISBN 9781032241265.
  7. ^ Ганиева, И. А. (2022). "ШТРИХИ К ТВОРЧЕСКОМУ ПОРТРЕТУ Б.ЗАКИРОВА". Oriental Art and Culture. 3 (2): 757–761.
  8. ^ Ю.ш, Тураев (2021). "ТВОРЧЕСКИЙ ПОРТРЕТ НАРОДНОГО АРТИСТА УЗБЕКИСТАНА БАТЫРА КАРИМОВИЧА ЗАКИРОВА". Проблемы современной науки и образования. 10 (167): 85–87. ISSN 2304-2338.
  9. ^ Sulaymonova, Shokhsanam (June 2021). "SHAROF RASHIDOV'S HONORABLE SERVICES TO THE UZBEK PEOPLE" (PDF). International Journal on Integrated Education. 4 (6).
  10. ^ Ikromova, Farangiz (2022). "Uzbek national pop music view". ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal. 12 (5): 1281–1285. doi:10.5958/2249-7137.2022.00603.6. S2CID 250475641.
  11. ^ Music in the USSR. VAAP-INFORM. 1989. p. 41.
  12. ^ "Sopot Festival '73 - Opera Leśna Sopot". 6 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06.
  13. ^ "Tashkent I vsedaokolo.uz". Facebook. Nov 1, 2017.
  14. ^ "Sputnik". Novosti Printing House, Original from the University of California. 1974. p. 119.
  15. ^ "Hudební rozhledy: měsíčník pro hudební kritiku vydává Svaz českých skladatelů a koncertních umělců". SČSKU., Svaz československých skladeltelů, SHV (in Czech). 26: 452. 1973.
  16. ^ "Кандов Эсон". records.su. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  17. ^ "Эсон Кандов". Discogs (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  18. ^ "Boi, boi / Бой, бой - Eson Kandov". YouTube.
  19. ^ "Bukharian Wedding / бухарская свадьба - Eson Kandov". YouTube.
  20. ^ "Эсон Кандов - Емина / Eson Kandov - Emina". YouTube.
  21. ^ "Romansi / Романсы - Eson Kandov". YouTube.
  22. ^ "Песня о Ташкенте - Юнус Тураев, Эсон Кандов и Науфаль Закиров 1965 г." YouTube.
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