Eson Kandov

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Eson Kandov (*October 31, 1941 in Tashkent) was an singer and musician from Uzbekistan with a successful career during the 1960-80s. He was awarded the distinction as Honored Artist of the Uzbek SSR in 1974 and is considered the first artist who represented the Republic of Uzbekistan on the international stage at the Sopot Festival "Sopot-73". [1]

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His albums and EPs were successfully distributed throughout the Soviet Union through the major record label Melodiya in the 1970s and 1980s. [2] [3]

Early life

He was born as the second son into a family of Bukharian Jews. [4] His father was a teacher of the Uzbek language and his mother was a housewife who worked in the financial administration when he was young. During his childhood his maternal grandfather, who had lyrical baritone voice, and his mother often sang to him on weekends or on holidays. [5]

Education

After graduating from school, Eson Kandov entered the acting department of the Theater and Art Institute, and from the second year he chose to enter the Tashkent State Conservatory. At the conservatory he mainly learned classical singing. After successfully participating in a competition at the Conservatory in 1964, he was accepted as a soloist and singer in the Variety Orchestra of Uzbekistan. [1]

His real name at birth was Isaac Ilyich Kandov, but early into his career singer Botir Zokirov suggested adopting the name Eson as it sounded more romantic and artistic. Over the 25 year long career in the Soviet Union, he grew into the name so much that he couldn’t imagine associating with different name. [5]

Musical career

Eson Kandov was among the singers who appeared as a soloist in the Estrada Symphony Orchestra, which was founded in the Uzbek Soviet Republic for state television and radio in 1963. The Estrada Orchestra consisted of a large string section, saxophones, trumpets, trombones, guitars, piano and drums, and occasionally instruments from older Uzbek music traditions. [6] Along with singers such as Botir Zokirov, Luiza Zokirova and Elmira Urazbaeva, he is considered a co-founder of modern Uzbek pop music with traditional influences in the 1960s. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

In 1973 he represented the Soviet Union at the Sopot International Song Festival with the song “Ormonlarga konarokshom” (translated from Uzbek as “Evening falls on the forests”) in the Forest Opera, Sopot, Poland. [12] [13] [14] [15] In the same year, on the basis of the Uzbek Variety Orchestra, the Tashkent Music Hall was created, where he was the leading soloist and singer. Since 1974 he has been collaborating with the state ensemble "Yalla". With Yalla, he toured a dozen European countries as well as across all over the Soviet Union. In 1977 when the state ensemble "Navo" was formed, he became its soloist singer. [1] [5]

After he moved to Israel in 1991, he founded his own ensemble "Shirey a Olam" ("Songs of the World"), which was active until 1997. [1] [5] However, even though he had a high number of performances in Israel, he was unable to repeat the earlier big successes he had in the Soviet Union. He continued to work as a teacher and coach for young musicians.

Personal life

He has one son, Gabriel, with his wife Mira, who he married in Tashkent in 1982. The family currently lives in Israel, in Petah Tikva. He has two nieces from his brother, Oleg, - Stella Kandova, who lives in New York, and Angela Pinchasov, who lives in Vienna. [5]

Discography

Year (P)NumberOriginal title [16] [17] Title in EnglishFormatLabel, country
1973 Д 00034397-8Эсон Кандов – БарноEson Kandov - BarnoVinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM Melodiya, USSR
1974 М60-36595-6Узбекская эстрадаUzbek EstradaLP, Green vinyl
1976 М60-39403-4ЭСТРАДНАЯ МУЗЫКА КОМПОЗИТОРОВ УЗБЕКИСТАНАPOPULAR MUSIC BY UZBEK COMPOSERSLP, Mono, Yellow
1976М62-39529-30Узбекские эстрадные песниUzbek Estrada pop songs7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Yellow
1977 М60-40359-60ПЕСНИ Ш. РАМАЗАНОВА (1910).SONGS OF SH. RAMAZANOVA (1910). LP
1987 Г62—06887-8Поёт Эсон КандовEson Kandov Singing Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono
1979 С62-12121-2Эсон Кандов – Не УспокоимсяEson Kandov - Let's not rest7", 33 ⅓ RPM
1979С60-13079—80УЗБЕКСКАЯ ЭСТРАДНАЯ МУЗЫКАUzbek Estrada Music Album
1983 С62 20053 008Эсон Кандов, Наво – Ливанские КедрыEson Kandov and the ensemble Navo - Lebanese Cedars7", 33 ⅓ RPM
1984 С62 20821 008ПЕСНИ НА СТИХИ ТАТЬЯНЫ КОРШИЛОВОЙSONGS TO VERSES BY TATIANA KORSHILOVA7", 33 ⅓ RPM
1986 АБП 0038СУЛТАНОВА Надира.SULTANOV Nadira.
1987 С62 24569 003КАНДОВ Эсон. «Дом родной»:KANDOV Eson. «Home»:
1989 С60 28883 001КАНДОВ Эсон. «Ветер странствий».KANDOV Eson. «Wind of Wanderings». LP Melodiya, USSR
2016 MEL CO 0234Летняя Мелодия. 50 песен для летаSummer Melody. 50 songs for the summer
2021 Ностальгия по СССР (Любимые хиты)Nostalgia for the USSR (Favorite hits)

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