Riza Yusuf biography

The impressive man in an elegant suit and with a neatly cut beard - an indispensable participant in creative evenings, anniversaries, all kinds of public events always attracts the public’s view of Crimean -Tatar music.

And when he says the word or declares Bekir Choban-Zade or Amdi Giraybay-his inimitable voice will affect the most subtle strings of the human soul, make him empathize, enjoy and suffer. In his voice-the very nature of the Ak-kai, the depth of the Black Sea, the endless width of the Crimean steppes are felt. Today, Riza Yusufov is more known as the poet, a master of the artistic word.

He began his creative activity in Uzbekistan. Of the four children of the Yusufov family, who fell from the small Karasubazar village of Biy-Eli Gorlink to Kokand, where his fellow countrymen were sent, one four-year-old Rizes managed to survive. Due to his exceptional survivability, patience and perseverance, he achieved a lot in his life. As a voice, I asked Riza, I asked to share the secret of his voice, to which he remembered the student time when his two friends with a baritone helped to sang every day.

Subsequently, one of the comrades became a national artist of Kyrgyzstan, the other - Turkmenistan. Both at one time were famous in republics by soloists. The facets of creativity, the work of Honored Artist of Uzbekistan, Honored Artist of Ukraine, Riza Yusufov, turned out to be multifaceted. Five years after returning to Crimea, he worked as the chief conductor of the Crimean Tatar Theater.

His first pen test ended with the publication in the year of the collection of poems “Men Shair Degilim” “I am not a poet”. Four years later, the second was published - “Sanadan Yangyragan Shirler” “Poems sounded from the stage”. Yusufov participant in numerous competitions and festivals, including foreign ones. His work as a declarant is marked by diplomas and prizes of Turkey and Romania, where he repeatedly traveled with performances.

Today, Riza-Akai represents its next six-year work-“Crimean Tatar music figures”, published by the Krimuch Pedgiz Publishing House in Russian and Crimean Tatar. The collection includes brief information about the life and work of the famous Crimean Tatar composers, musicians, conductors, singers, choreographers. The bright representative of the musical art of the Crimean Khanate, the author of more than fifty well -known works, ruler, warrior, poet and composer of Bor Gaza Herai II, ends with the creative gallery, is completed by young pop performers.

The book is complemented by color illustrations, pictures, as well as musical excerpts of songs and melodies. The author began his research on this topic back in the year. Having collected the data of well -known figures, he was interested in new, poorly studied. Having contacted R. Alper, I asked for permission to include data in my collection and about it, to which I received its joyful consent.

It was not by chance that I used material about Crimean Tatar figures living abroad in the book, because wherever they live - in America, Austria, Turkey, Romania, Uzbekistan, their homeland is Crimea and they glorify our amazingly beautiful music. The colorful, solid publication “Crimean Tatar music figures” saw light thanks to the financial support of individuals, to whom the author expresses special gratitude in the book.

The circulation of the collection of copies. The author does not claim to be the exclusivity and completeness of his work, allows the incompleteness of the presented information. He intends to take into account some possible flaws and reprint taking into account amendments and additions. Riza Yusuf, who exchanged the seventh dozen, is still full of strength and enthusiasm, despite the poetic instructions in the poem “Jash Nesilga” “The Younger Generation”, presented at the beginning of the book: “Biz Kaartyydyk, Omuhur of Patriy.