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Mr. Mamedov, a native of the city of Nakhchivan in the Republic of Azerbaijan, comes from a musical family whose father was a gaval (tambourine) player. Mr. Mamedov began his musical career by singing at the age of the twelve. He is a graduate of a vocational music school and the college of music. In addition, he holds a graduate degree from the Vocal Department of the Azerbaijan State Conservatory of Music, 1979. He was praised as the Laureate of the International Music Festival of Moscow and Tallinn (Estonia’s capital) in 1971 and 1974.

Novruz Mamedov has performed numerous times throughout the former Soviet Republics and the East European countries. He has a long list of extensive performances in major North American concert halls.

Some of his performances include:

The 1994 appearance at the United Nations Organization; World Music Institute in New York; Indiana University 1988, 1999 and 2003; and the 1999 Lotus Festival Indiana University’s Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center has funded Mr. Mamedov’s double CD titled: Mamedov Family Ensemble of Azerbaijan in 2002. Novruz Mamaedov plays a number of Instruments.