Hacıbaba Hüseynov (Hajibaba Huseynov) was born in 19.03.1919 in Baku and died in 24.10.1993, Baku. He as a "Khanende"(singer) became the national artist in 1991.
He was grown up in a spiritual family. Since the childhood he started to write Gazal. Despite its undertakings as nagara (drum) player, he became known as the performer of gaval.
He was giving classes for a long time in Governmental Music School of Azerbaijan, growing up a lot of khanendes (singers). Numerous tasnifs created by him have entered into the inheritance of music and were widespread among the mugam performers.
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