- Imran Usmanov
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Name =Imran Usmanov
_ce. Имран Усманов
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Birth_name =Imran Usmanov
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Born =1953
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Instrument =Voice
Genre =Music of Chechnya ,Folk music , Torch song
Occupation =Singer
Years_active =1971-
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Notable_instruments =Imran Hermanovich Usmanov ( _ce. Имран Херманович Усманов) (born 1953) is a renowned Chechen
folk singer whose deepbaritone voice and songs aboutlove andfriendship are regarded as classics in Chechen music.Born in 1953 to Chechen parents, Imran Usmanov is from
Nozhai-Yurt ,Chechnya . He graduated fromRostov-on-Don Music Teachers Training College.In April 2004, Imran announced that he would compose music to educate children on the danger of land mines. [http://www.watchdog.cz/index.php?show=000000-000002-000001-000118&lang=1]
Imran currently serves as Director of Chechnya's Philharmonic Society. [http://www.regnum.ru/look/c4e8eae0ebf320ccf3e7e0eae0e5e2/] Imran's influence on Chechen music has been so profound that virtually all contemporary Chechen singers sing his songs today.
External links
* [http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng§ion=musiceng&row=41 Chechnya Free.ru Biographical article]
* [http://www.watchdog.cz/index.php?show=000000-000002-000001-000118&lang=1 Prague Watchdog article]
* [http://doshdu.ru/page-4-21.html Doshdu Magazine article]
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