Sherali Jo‘rayev
| Sherali Juraev | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Born |
April 12, 1947 Asaka, |
| Genres | Traditional music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, poet, scenarist and actor |
| Years active | 1976-present |
Sherali Joʻrayev (Russified form Sherali Djurayev) (Uzbek: Sherali Joʻrayev, Шерали Жўраев) is a Turk /Uzbek singer, songwriter, poet, and actor. He has been an influential figure in Uzbek cultural life for almost four decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1980s and 1990s.
Joʻrayev's lyrics have incorporated a variety of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences. Some of his lyrics have become part of everyday Uzbek vocabulary. While Joʻrayev usually writes both the music and lyrics to his songs, he has also used lines from the poems of Ali-Shir Nava'i, Babur, Jami, and Rumi in his songs.
In 1988, Joʻrayev wrote a book entitled Bola dunyoni tebratar (The Child is the Master of Earth). He wrote the screenplay and played the leading role in the 1989 film Sherali va Oybarchin (Sherali and Oybarchin). He was a member of the Supreme Soviet of Uzbekistan from 1990 to 1995.
Since 2002 government authorities have banned Joʻrayev's appearance on Uzbek television and radio stations. He has fallen out of favor with the Uzbek government for his critical remarks about the difficult economic situation in the country. The singer now avoids talking about the ban in public. He occasionally performs in other countries to popular acclaim.
Joʻrayev has won dozens of awards and nominations, including the title People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1987). In 1991, he received the Alisher Navoiy State Prize.
Sherali Jorayev was born in 1947 in Asaka, then the Uzbek SSR. His exact birthday is unknown. He symbolically chose April 12 to be his birthday. Jorayev has stated that reason he chose this day is because on this day he entered inside of Kaaba. Jorayev graduated from the Tashkent Theater and Arts Institute in 1972. Married to an Iranian woman, they have two sons and three daughters. Two of his sons, Shoh Jahon Jorayev and Zohir Shoh Jorayev, are also singers.
From 1972 until 1979, Joʻrayev worked at the Shodlik Song and Dance Ensemble. From 1979 to 1986, he worked at the Andijan Province Philharmonic. From 1986 to 1996, he worked at the Uzbek State Philharmonic. Joʻrayev was a member of the Parliament of Uzbekistan from 1990 to 1995.
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