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 Khan Shushinsky (real name: Isfandiyar Javanshirov) (1901-1979), - famous mugam and folk music singer, considered to be the last of the great classical mugam singers (khanende), who finalized the formation of the Azeri school of mugam arts.
Khan Shushinsky has further developed the mugam music traditions set by Jabbar Garyagdy. The trinity of Jabbar Garyagdy, Seyid Shushinsky and Khan Shushinsky is considered to have the most significant influence on the contemporary art of mugam in Azerbaijan.
Khan Shushinsky is considered the classical and the greatest performer of "Karabakh Shikeste", famous mugam-type performance popular in Azerbaijan. He also authored several folk-music-style songs, such as "Shushanin daglary" ('Mountains of Shusha'), "Menden gen gezme", Ay guzel" and others, which remain very popular till present.
Since Khan Shushinsky's period coincided with significantly increased influence of mass-media on the people's daily lives (1960-70s), including wider access to television, he also was a mugam singer (khanendeh), who received more media coverage and publicity than his other famous predecessors. His concerts also were very popular and sometimes the queues for getting a ticket for his concert would reach several hundred meters in length.
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