The Soviet singer Farida Kudasheva is the owner of a unique voice. The repertoire of the national artist of the Bashkir and Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics consisted of a huge number of songs. The Honored Artist of the RSFSR was called the Bashkir Nightingale, a symbol of the dreams and youth of the peoples of Tatarstan and Bashkiria, the ideal of a Muslim woman.
The street of Ufa is named after the famous performer Farida Yagudovna Kudasheva. In her memory, the international festival of Tatar and Bashkir songs "Duslyk mono" is held. The singer has become a symbol of the heyday of the musical era of Bashkortostan.
Way to Vocation
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1920. The girl was born in mid-December in the village of Klyashevo, Ufa province. The family moved to Baymak when Farida was 10 years old. In the Trans-Urals, the girl learned the Bashkir language, learned a lot of folk songs.
The child inherited vocal talent from his mother, the owner of a magnificent voice. The future singer’s favorite tunes are national melodies. While studying at school, Farida took part in all concerts, participated in amateur performances.
In his teens, Faridu was listened to by the head of the national studio at the Moscow Conservatory Gaziz Almukhamedov. He recommended the girl to start a freestyle career only after the voice is fully established. For several years, he advised him to forget about his professional career.
After completing her studies, the graduate decided to continue her education at the Theater and Art College of Ufa. She entered the acting department. In the future, the girl came in handy and acting, and diction lessons. Kudasheva's singing was perfectly audible from the last rows of the theater.
In 1939, the dramatic actress began work at the Dyurtyulinsky Theater. From 1944 to 1947, Farida played on the stage of the Bashkir Academic Drama Theater.
Singing career
Soon, a vocal career began. The owner of a beautiful voice was invited to sing a song on the radio. Execution really liked both the leadership and the audience. Thus began work as a soloist. Farida quickly became a popular singer.
In 1947, the performer was offered to become a soloist with the Bashkir Radio Committee. The vocalist was invited to the State Philharmonic of Bashkiria in 1956. For eight years, Farida Kudasheva, who worked as a soloist of the stage, performed with concerts and went on tour. In her performance sounded both original pop and folk songs.
The artist preferred to perform live, in front of the audience. She believed that only such communication is possible. However, the singer’s songs were also recorded on records. Disks have enjoyed continued success. At that time, she arranged a personal life. The chosen singer was a talented musician, button accordion player and composer Bakhti Gaysin.
He created most of the songs from the repertoire of his wife. Together, husband and wife formed an ensemble. The virtuoso accordion player became not only a life partner for the chosen one, but also helped to reveal new facets of her talent. In 1941, a child appeared in the family, the daughter of Renard.
Most of the time was devoted to touring. Kudasheva traveled the whole country, repeatedly traveled abroad. All concerts were sold out. In 2006, Kudasheva began work on an anthology of songs. On paper, the singer transferred from memory a huge number of things that sounded in her performance. Fans received a collection of her best songs.
Off the stage, the vocalist remained an energetic and sociable person. Not until the last days she kept buoyancy, did not refuse invitations to participate in concerts. According to the recognition of the artist, the love of the audience can be won only by passing the song through the soul during the performance.
Confession
The press wrote that the charm of the vocalist is not so much her unique voice as the performing manner. Journalists called the voice of Farida Yagudovna soft-sounding, matte colored timbre, as well as soft and clean, amazingly expressive. The performing manner was characterized as especially sincere and spiritualized.
Kudasheva’s singing comes from the joyful optimism of perceiving reality, the fullness of life, the desire to ignite listeners with the sincerity of their feelings. In 1990, Farida Yagudovna became the People's Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The famous singer passed away in 2010.
October 9th. In 2011, an evening was organized in memory of the singer. It was attended by the granddaughter of the artist Slavyana Vakhitova. The book "Farida Kudasheva. Life and Creativity" was presented. The unique collection contains interviews with the singer, articles about her, poetry dedicated to the artist, and family shots.
