P rominent t ajik f igures of the

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Clinical Peculiarities of Typhus in the Latter Years," in Tajik Health,

No. 2, 1960).

In 1957, Hoshimov was recognized as a Distinguished Doctor of the

Republic. He was the recipient of the Badge of Honor, the Red Banner

of Labor, as well as the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the

Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.

Hoshimov died in Samarqand on October 7, 1980.

Hoshimov, Odina

Tajik singer Odina Hoshimov, also referred to as Odina Hoshim,

was born in the village of Nimdara in Kulab on June 13, 1937. His

voice is a lyrical tenor. He learned the art of singing from his father, the

People's Singer of Tajikistan Hoshim Qosimov.

Hoshimov studied at the Stalinabad School of Music between 1955

and 1959; he attended the Kulab Pedagogical Institute starting in 1968

and graduated in 1972. His singing career started in 1958. From 1959 to

1962, he was Artistic Leader of the Amateur Group of the People's

Theater of Moscow. Then, between 1962 and 1975, he was the Director

of the same theater. He was the Director of the Music-Drama Theater of

Kulab between 1975 and 1979. After 1979, he was a soloist for the

same theater.

In his music, Hoshimov specialized in folk music and uses it in his

creations. With his musical talent, he has enriched the art of Tajik music

and has many young followers, especially in the south and central dis-

tricts of the Republic. Hoshimov's repertoire is rich; it includes such

subjects as love, beauty, life, friendship, ethical concerns, and youth, as

well as the praise of Lenin, peace, motherland, and labor. Classical

Tajik poets and the rich folklore of the region form the base of his rep-

ertoire. His songs include "Lenin-Barodar, Rahnamo" ("Lenin-Brother,

Leader"), "Tashakkur ba Partia" ("Thanks to the Party"), "Sulhu Amni-

yyat" ("Peace and Security"), "Nigori Mihnat" ("Friend of Labor"),

"Rozi Dil" ("The Secret of the Heart"), "Korvoni Dusti" ("The Friend-

ship Caravan"), and others.

Hoshimov brought several plays to the stage, including, Haidari

Yakrav (Haidar the Obstinate), by S. Safarov and Tashvishi Ruzgor

(The Worry of the Times), by M. Bakhti.

Hoshim became a People's Singer of Tajikistan in 1963. He was a

recipient of the Red Banner of Courage, the 100

th

 Anniversary of Lenin

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