Bolalar
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Bolalar is an Uzbek
pop-rock band formed in 1989 by Tohir Sodiqov
. Bolalar is among the few Central Asian bands to have given concerts in the US and to have released albums on iTunes
. Tohir Sodiqov, the long-time lead singer, guitarist, songwriter and composer of Bolalar, is a Meritorious Artist
of Uzbekistan. Bolalar and the Russian
band Laskoviy Mai
, who were an early influence on Bolalar, have often been called "the legends of the 1990s."
, founded the band in 1989. The band became immensely popular in Uzbekistan with their song "Bolalar" in 1989. Bolalar originally consisted of Bahodir Pulatov, Husan Sodiqov (Tohir's brother), Javohir Zokirov, Nargiza Zokirova, Ruslan Sharipov, Tofik Marduxaev, Toir Odilov, and Tohir Sodiqov. The name of the band, "Bolalar," means "children" or "boys" in Uzbek, but in Uzbek slang it also means "guys". The band members were influenced by the Uzbek rock and roll
singer Davron Gaipov and the then-popular Russian band Laskoviy Mai
. Tohir Sodiqov and Yuri Shatunov
, the lead singer of Laskoviy Mai, performed together in Tashkent in 2009.
Bolalar performed to a large audience for the first time in February 1990. In January 1990, they recorded their first album, Esingdami Sening? (Do You Remember?). The group's artistic director and composer was originally Ruslan Sharipov. Over the years all of the original members left the band one after another and currently Sodikov is the only remaining original member. Tohir Sodiqov usually writes both the music and lyrics to his songs.
and experimental rock
. Bolalar have combined different musical styles over the years. While their songs were mostly pop-rock at the beginning, they have written more heavy songs over their prolific career. Their more recent songs are more mature and serious, but less heavy.
in 1973. Together with his friends Bahodir Pulatov and Javohir Zakirov, and under artistic directing of Ruslan Sharipov, Tohir Sodiqov founded the band Bolalar in 1989, the year of his school graduation. Tohir Sodiqov has also founded his own record label, Kelajak Records. He has won dozens of awards and nominations such as "The Distinguished Artist of Uzbekistan", "Nihol", and "Tarona."
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
pop-rock band formed in 1989 by Tohir Sodiqov
Tohir Sodiqov
Tohir Sodiqov or Tokhir Sodikov is an Uzbek musician, singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is a Meritorious Artist of Uzbekistan. Tokhir Sodikov is best known as the long-time lead singer, guitarist, songwriter and composer of the Uzbek rock band Bolalar...
. Bolalar is among the few Central Asian bands to have given concerts in the US and to have released albums on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
. Tohir Sodiqov, the long-time lead singer, guitarist, songwriter and composer of Bolalar, is a Meritorious Artist
Meritorious Artist
Meritorious Artist , also translated as Merited Artist, Deserved Artist or Distinguished Artist or Honorary Artist or Honorable Actor) is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Russian Federation, Union republics, and Autonomous republics, also in some other Eastern bloc states, as well as in a...
of Uzbekistan. Bolalar and the Russian
Russian
Russian refers to anything related to Russia, including:*Russians , an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries...
band Laskoviy Mai
Laskoviy Mai
Laskoviy Mai is a Soviet boy band from Moscow. The group's best-known member was Yuri Shatunov, who has subsequently gone on to some solo success.- History :...
, who were an early influence on Bolalar, have often been called "the legends of the 1990s."
History
Tohir Sodiqov and his friends Ruslan Sharipov, Bakhodir Pulatov, and Javokhir Zakirov, who all went to high school no 41 in TashkentTashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
, founded the band in 1989. The band became immensely popular in Uzbekistan with their song "Bolalar" in 1989. Bolalar originally consisted of Bahodir Pulatov, Husan Sodiqov (Tohir's brother), Javohir Zokirov, Nargiza Zokirova, Ruslan Sharipov, Tofik Marduxaev, Toir Odilov, and Tohir Sodiqov. The name of the band, "Bolalar," means "children" or "boys" in Uzbek, but in Uzbek slang it also means "guys". The band members were influenced by the Uzbek rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
singer Davron Gaipov and the then-popular Russian band Laskoviy Mai
Laskoviy Mai
Laskoviy Mai is a Soviet boy band from Moscow. The group's best-known member was Yuri Shatunov, who has subsequently gone on to some solo success.- History :...
. Tohir Sodiqov and Yuri Shatunov
Yuri Shatunov
Yuri Shatunov - Russian singer, soloist of the legendary group Laskoviy Mai.He has a wife named Svetlana and a son named Dennis Yuri Shatunov (Russian: Юрий Шатунов) (born 6 September 1973 in Kumertau, USSR) - Russian singer, soloist of the legendary group Laskoviy Mai.He has a wife named...
, the lead singer of Laskoviy Mai, performed together in Tashkent in 2009.
Bolalar performed to a large audience for the first time in February 1990. In January 1990, they recorded their first album, Esingdami Sening? (Do You Remember?). The group's artistic director and composer was originally Ruslan Sharipov. Over the years all of the original members left the band one after another and currently Sodikov is the only remaining original member. Tohir Sodiqov usually writes both the music and lyrics to his songs.
Music style
Bolalar's music has been associated mostly with pop rockPop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
and experimental rock
Experimental rock
Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....
. Bolalar have combined different musical styles over the years. While their songs were mostly pop-rock at the beginning, they have written more heavy songs over their prolific career. Their more recent songs are more mature and serious, but less heavy.
Tohir Sodiqov
Bolalar's singer and leader Tohir Sodiqov was born in the old part of TashkentTashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
in 1973. Together with his friends Bahodir Pulatov and Javohir Zakirov, and under artistic directing of Ruslan Sharipov, Tohir Sodiqov founded the band Bolalar in 1989, the year of his school graduation. Tohir Sodiqov has also founded his own record label, Kelajak Records. He has won dozens of awards and nominations such as "The Distinguished Artist of Uzbekistan", "Nihol", and "Tarona."