1. Rafig Farzi oglu Babayev was an Azerbaijani jazz musician, composer, conductor, arranger, author of scores for films, and People's Artist of Azerbaijan.
11 Facts About Rafig Babayev
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Rafig Babayev, one of the Azerbaijani coryphaeus, was born on March 31,1936, in Baku, in a large musical family.
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Four children of the family, including Rafig Babayev, later became professional musicians.
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Rafig Babayev got his first musical education at a special musical school and later entered fortepiano class of Baku Musical School named after Asaf Zeynally.
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Rashid Behbudov invited Rafig Babayev to be a musical manager of the Music Theatre and they prepared a great dramatized concert program.
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In 1967, Rafig Babayev's ensemble became a laureate of the International Jazz Festival in Tallinn.
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In 1978, Rafig Babayev was conferred a title of Honored Artist of Azerbaijan for his great merits in development of musical culture of Azerbaijan.
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In 1991, Rafig Babayev organized folkloric jazz group "Jangi" and created recording studio, which helped the group in realization of musical projects.
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Rafig Babayev was the member of the Union of Composers and the Union of Cinematographers, he gained fame as a unique musician, composer, high class pianist, public figure, organizer of various creative contests, viewings and festivals.
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In 1993, Rafig Babayev conferred the title of People's Artist of Azerbaijan for his merits for Azerbaijani culture.
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Rafig Babayev was killed in the 1994 Baku Metro bombings.