P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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based on the sonnets of Hafizi Shirazi and the poems of Kamali

Khujandi, Khusravi Dihlavi, Abdurrahmani Jami, and Alisher Navo'i.

Bobosharifov's repertoire was rich and varied. He was particularly

skillful in the performance of "Ushshoq," "Ufor," "Gulyor," "Dilkha-

rosh," "Talqin," "Chorgohi Munojot," "Munojot," "Sigohi Du," "Sigohi

Se," and other modes.

During early years of the Soviet rule, Bobosharifov served as a

teacher of music. Later on, various foreign firms recorded his music. A

selection of his compositions was published in Tajikistan in 1946.

Bobosharifov died in Khujand in 1931.