Sevara Nazarkhan
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Sevara Nazarkhan is an Uzbek
singer, songwriter, and musician. She was born 1978 in Andijan
city, Uzbek SSR
.
She was born into a family of musicians. Her father is a former editor at the State Radio Committee, mother taught national musical instruments at a musical school. She started her career in music as a doutar player in the Ensemble of the National TV and Radio Committee (doutar, a form of medieval Central Asian lute
. Upon graduation from a secondary school, she attends the Uzbek National Conservatory. In 2000 she starts her solo career.
In 2003, Sevara Nazarkhan released her critically acclaimed album "Yol Bolsin" on the UK label Real World Records. The album was produced by French producer Hector Zazou. Following the release, she extensively toured Europe and Asia with her band. She also was the support act in Peter Gabriel's Growing Up Tour 2004. The same year, she received the BBC Radio 3 World Music Award in the category "Best Asian Artist".
In 2004, Sevara recorded "Gozal Dema" - a collection of folk songs. It was a limited edition CD.
In 2007, Real World Records releases her album "Sen". Most of the music of that album was composed by Sevara. She brought two producers to work on this album - Bruno Ellingham and Victor Sologoub.
In 2009, Sevara released a hit song titled "А Он Не Пришёл" in Russian, which became a major hit troughout the CIS
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Sevara's newest album, Tortadur - a collection of Uzbek traditional/classical songs - will be released in the US on October 11, 2011, on her own record label, Sevaramusic. Sevara invited "the old school" instrumentalists for the live recording sessions. This album is not electronically treated.
Sevara Nazarkhan appears on the following tracks/albums:
1. Peace Song (Halla Bassam/Sevara Nazarxon) From the Album "Lullabies From The Axis Of Evil".
2. In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel), Peter Gabriel - Growing Up Live (2003) DVD
3. My Secret Bliss (Iarla Duet With Sevara Nazarxon) - AfroCelt Sound System. From the Album Volum5: Anatomic (2005)
4. Everything Comes From You (feat. Richard Evans, Joji Hirota, Sevara Nazarxon, Sinead O Connor, Guo Yue) - From the Album "Big Blue Ball" by Peter Gabriel.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
singer, songwriter, and musician. She was born 1978 in Andijan
Andijan
Andijan or Andizhan is the fourth-largest city in Uzbekistan, and the capital of the Andijan Province. It is located in the east of the country, at , in the Fergana Valley, near the border with Kyrgyzstan on the Andijan-Say River...
city, Uzbek SSR
Uzbek SSR
The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Uzbek SSR for short, was one of the republics of the Soviet Union since its creation in 1924...
.
She was born into a family of musicians. Her father is a former editor at the State Radio Committee, mother taught national musical instruments at a musical school. She started her career in music as a doutar player in the Ensemble of the National TV and Radio Committee (doutar, a form of medieval Central Asian lute
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
. Upon graduation from a secondary school, she attends the Uzbek National Conservatory. In 2000 she starts her solo career.
In 2003, Sevara Nazarkhan released her critically acclaimed album "Yol Bolsin" on the UK label Real World Records. The album was produced by French producer Hector Zazou. Following the release, she extensively toured Europe and Asia with her band. She also was the support act in Peter Gabriel's Growing Up Tour 2004. The same year, she received the BBC Radio 3 World Music Award in the category "Best Asian Artist".
In 2004, Sevara recorded "Gozal Dema" - a collection of folk songs. It was a limited edition CD.
In 2007, Real World Records releases her album "Sen". Most of the music of that album was composed by Sevara. She brought two producers to work on this album - Bruno Ellingham and Victor Sologoub.
In 2009, Sevara released a hit song titled "А Он Не Пришёл" in Russian, which became a major hit troughout the CIS
CIS
CIS usually refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States, a modern political entity consisting of eleven former Soviet Union republics.The acronym CIS may also refer to:-Organizations:...
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Sevara's newest album, Tortadur - a collection of Uzbek traditional/classical songs - will be released in the US on October 11, 2011, on her own record label, Sevaramusic. Sevara invited "the old school" instrumentalists for the live recording sessions. This album is not electronically treated.
Sevara Nazarkhan appears on the following tracks/albums:
1. Peace Song (Halla Bassam/Sevara Nazarxon) From the Album "Lullabies From The Axis Of Evil".
2. In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel), Peter Gabriel - Growing Up Live (2003) DVD
3. My Secret Bliss (Iarla Duet With Sevara Nazarxon) - AfroCelt Sound System. From the Album Volum5: Anatomic (2005)
4. Everything Comes From You (feat. Richard Evans, Joji Hirota, Sevara Nazarxon, Sinead O Connor, Guo Yue) - From the Album "Big Blue Ball" by Peter Gabriel.
Discography
- Yol Bolsin (2003)
- Gozal Dema (2004)
- Sen (2007)
- Tortadur (2011)