Nargis Mondjazib
Nargis Mondjazib began her musical training seriously at age ten at the Specialized Music School of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, then part of the soviet union. Her joy in singing though, has been part of her life from the earliest years when she first began to read. She delighted in finding a book of poems and "singing" the poems. The subject did not matter, the joy of singing was enough.
Her joy is shown in this selection of songs. They are from various languages because the words of each language have their own music which adds to the joy of singing them. Her training continued through Samarkand State University (degrees in literature, and voce) to an internship with the Taskent State conservatory. She is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Music at Samarkand State School of Art. She has won awards for teaching and the song "My Homeland."
Nargis has sung solo concerts in the major cities of Uzbekistan, as well as in Russia, Kirgizistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan India and the U.S. She has also sung with touring choirs: "The Light of Unity" and "The Voices of Bahá."
Nargis comes from a family that has been devoted to the Bahá'í Faith for three generations. Her grandfather learned of the Faith from an elderly Báb� whom he had befriended. In his eagerness to spread knowledge of the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh, he traveled to Samarkand from his native Persia and become one of the very first believers there. He and his family remained steadfast during the Soviet years, even enduring a decade in prison. It is a great joy for Nargis to be able to share her love of Bahá'u'lláh openly in her songs.