Timur Shaov - Russian bard, author of texts. It has an original and recognizable manner of performance. He has more than a hundred songs in his creative luggage, some of them are distinguished by a bright social and political orientation.
Biography
Timur Sultanovich Shaov was born on July 14, 1964 in Cherkessk. The Timur family belonged to the environment of the creative intelligentsia. His mother was the director of the Institute of Language and Literature, and her father, Timur Shaov’s grandfather, Abdul-Hamid Dzhanibekov, was a well-known linguist, ethnographer, and expert on Nogai writing.
Shaov did not receive a fundamental musical education. He comprehended the basics of music in the music school, and gained stage experience in the local vocal and instrumental ensemble. In 1987, Shaov graduated from a medical institute with a diploma of a gastroenterologist. By distribution, he worked as a rural doctor for twelve years, where he accumulated impressions for his future activities in the field of a poet and a bard. In 2002, he moved to Moscow and took up exclusively creativity.
Creation
In his poetry, Timur Shaov is extremely frank and sincere. Like the medieval Akyn, he sings about everything that he sees in the reality surrounding him. Despite the many allusions, associations and metaphors in his songs, the main plots are understandable, and the characters are recognizable. Shaov is not afraid to say unpleasant words to the authorities and is always looking for the opportunity to speak openly about the problem. And he does it with talent and with a twinkle.
The language of his texts is extremely diverse, now sophisticatedly impressive, now modern rollicking. The same applies to the genres of songs - from a love affair to a poisonous satire. The musical accompaniment also lacks stereotypes and patterns, he is accompanied by various instruments - from the accordion to the cello.
In the songs of Timur Shaov, Pierrot’s sad notes are intertwined with the cheerful harlequin buffoonery, and sarcasm is leveled by the wise advice of the wandering poet. Each listener will definitely feel a close relationship with many stories of a cunning akyn.