26.10.2014

Muslim Magomaev’s beloved ones paid tribute to the memory of the great artist near his Moscow monument

On 25 October 2014, the sixth anniversary of Muslim Magomaev’s departure, his devoted friends and worshippers met beside the monument to the great singer and musician located at the crossroads of Voznesenskiy and Eliseevskiy sidestreets.
“I am very pleased that the memory of Muslim is dealt with so reverently not only in his native land Azerbaijan, but also in Russia which he considered his second home”, shared Tamara Sinyavskaya, the People’s Artist of the USSR and the spouse of the artist, with people who gathered beside the monument. “All of the time I hear how tenderly people speak about him and his creative works. I know that his memory is living. I am very grateful to everybody who remembers that Muslim is alive while we listen to his voice and music. I want to express a special gratitude to Aras Agalarov for his gigantic contribution into support of Muslim’s cultural heritage and for his help to Muslim’s Fund. Aras constructed a concert hall and named it after Muslim. Due to his initiative there is a Magomaev’s monument in Moscow, between the Azerbaijan embassy and our house. Every day I look out of my window to this monument and I feel a great warmth, I feel that Muslim is near, he lives in our hearts”.
Worshippers and fans of the great artists, as well as his close friend including Svetlana Morgunova, the People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, Aras and Emin Agalarov, founders of the Muslim Magomaev Musical and Cultural Heritage Fund, M.D. Aliev, member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, N.T. Ionkina, general director of ItalTravel agency and many others.
Muslim Magomaev went down in the annals of music history, his popularity knew no boundaries: stadiums with thousands of people, endless tours around the Soviet Union, permanent TV appearances, and tours around leading opera theatres of the world. Records of his songs were produced in enormous number of copies. He is still a cult figure for several generations of people in Russia, Azerbaijan and abroad.
Muslim Magomaev died in October 2008 at the age of 66. Magomaev’s concert repertoire included more than 600 pieces – Russian romances, classic, pop and Neapolitan songs. He acted in movies Nizami, Muslim Magomaev Singing and Moscow in Notes.