Muslima Boqieva, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Muslima Boqieva

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1933

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: singer

Nationality: Tajikistan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Muslima Boqieva (November 7, 1933 – 2016) was a Tajikistani singer of traditional music, active during the Soviet era. Born in Bukhara, Boqieva began her career performing with the havaskoron amateur groups of that city.
In 1953 she became a member of the Ensemble of Rubab Players of the Tajik State Philharmonic Society.
Her repertoire encompassed songs in numerous languages, including Tajik, Azeri, Russian, and Turkmen; among those for which she was especially famous were such pieces as "O Flame of the East", "Flower in the Garden", "Cup of Wine", and "Souvenir".
When the ensemble traveled to Iran, in 1957, and Afghanistan, in 1963 and 1973, she performed as a member of the group.
She traveled to Moscow to participate in the Tajik Decade of Art and Literature, and in 1957 performed in the same city, in the sixth Youth Festival.
For her work she was named a People's Artist of the Tajik SSR.
At her death Boqieva was interred in the Sariosiya Cemetery in Dushanbe.