ALFIA AVZALOVA

Effective culture dialogue, as well as Fruitful development and popularization of national music may be achieved by performing folk songs in their original language or translated into the other languages, preserving the unique images but using universal up-to-date innovative arrangements and progressive sound solutions, combining original folk and modern music instruments.  The actual Tatar musical culture is inextricably bound up with the name of the famous singer Alfia Avzalova, who made a great contribution to the development and popularization of the Tatar national musical art. Her outstanding talent, originality and ability to touch the hearts of listeners all over the world, as well as uniqueness of her creativity, which harmoniously combined the centuries-old Tatar cultural heritage and progressive, modern sound made her a favorite singer of several generations. Avzalova made the program “Songs of Different Nations of the World” in the 60s of the XX century. It was a period when the USSR was mainly a politically and culturally closed state, but in spite of this fact A.Avsalova sang songs in different 17 languages ​​of the world and, thanks to her performing talent, made the music of other peoples and countries close and clear. On the one hand, Alfia Avzalova was open to new ideas and always interested in the music of other peoples, and on the other hand, she carefully loved her native culture and was eager to disclose it to the world. This paradigm and approach remains important and valuable also today. Moreover, the program “Songs of Different Nations of the World” performed in the original and Tatar languages still contributes to the internationalization of Tatar folk culture. The concept of Alfia Avzalova Foundation belong to the singer herself. It was registered as the non-profit public benefit organization in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan Russian Federation in 2009. The primary objective under the Foundation Charter is preservation and development of people’s and variety arts based on traditions created by our great artists. A part of fund, that may be accumulated in the Foundation account will be directed to help elderly artists, disabled persons, who are in need of material and social assistance.

Principal directions of the Foundation activity

Creation of Memorial Center of Art named after Alfia Avzalova, with expositions from singer’s life and works, inextricably connected with history of Tatarstan, Russia that are interest of youth. Preservation and development of Tatar national art traditions, inextricably connected with global culture, history of Tatar people and the Republic of Tatarstan Russian Federation; support for youth development, permanent selection and assistance for talented representatives of people of Tatarstan, Russia, foreign countries; workshops with leading artist, who have received recognition in our country and abroad with a use of modern creation studio conditions. Development international relations with organizations in the sphere of arts are one of the priority directions of Foundation activities.