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Yunus Rajabi
Composer, singer and musicologist (1897–1976) who wrote down the Uzbek shashmaqam for future generations.
Born in Tashkent, Yunus Rajabi became known young as a folk musician and later worked as a composer, folklorist and director of music ensembles.
His greatest service was writing down the shashmaqam and hundreds of folk songs; this multi-volume edition remains the main source for Uzbek classical music.
A People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR and an academician, he has a house museum in Tashkent.
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Updated: October 11, 2026