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Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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the State Committee on Radio and Television, which was administered

by the Soviet of Ministers of Tajikistan.

Shahobov was a unique tambourine player. He was well acquainted

with the intricacies of traditional Tajik music. His voice was pleasant

and rich. Most of the prominent Shashmaqom singers of the Republic

are his students. He was one of the editors of the three-volume Surudhoi

Khalqii Tojiki (Tajik Folk Songs).

Shahobov joined the Union of Composers of the USSR in 1947. He

was recognized as a People's Singer of Tajikistan in 1947. He became a

Distinguished Artist of Tajikistan in 1957, and a recipient of the Rudaki

State Prize in1972. He garnered both the Badge of Honor and the Red

Banner of Labor, as well as other medals.

Shahobov died in Dushanbe on February 1, 1974.