ëParemû () is a Tajik folk-rock band, formed in 1993, based on the vocal instrumental ensemble ëBoychechakû, at the House of Pioneers of Frunzensky district of Dushanbe city.
The ëParemû band was formed in March 1993 by Vladimir Yumatov, Olim Shirinov, Feyruz Hakimov and Alisher Zarikov. The name of the band was given by Olim Shirinov, who suggested that the group be called "Parem", during the discussion of various options for the name of the group.<br>The first composition of the band was consisted of:
The band ëParemû gave their first concerts in the midst of the Civil War in Tajikistan. These were home concerts and performances at schools and small clubs in the city of Dushanbe.
In May 1993, Olim Shirinov left the band due to a conflict with Vladimir Yumatov and led the beat band ëKamchatkaû, Maksud Tairov took the place of bass guitar player, an old friend of the band who had played in ëBoychechakû.
In June 1993, Feyruz Hakimov and Vladislav Nechipurenko left ëParemû and at the suggestion of Olim Shirinov joined the ëKamchatkaû band. Alisher Sayfulloev took the place of Feyruz Hakimov in the band ëParemû.
From the spring of 1993 to 1995, the band ëParemû periodically performed at âÂÂRock PanoramasâÂÂ, performing songs in Russian that were sung by Vladimir Yumatov.
In 1994, Nargis Muminova left the band. She lives in Germany now.
1995 became a turning point for the future of the band, the first songs in the Tajik language began to appear in the ëParemû's repertoire, that Alisher Sayfulloev began to compose and sing.
In early 1995, Vladimir Yumatov left the band, and Olim Shirinov, who returned to the band, took his place as a leader and music producer. The band radically changes the style, abandoning the use of keyboards and choosing rock and roll and folk-rock as the main style.
In the spring of 1995, Sobir Aminov joined the band as rhythm guitarist.
In May 1996, the band ëParemû recorded their first album - ëWhy Loveû ().
The following took part in the recording of the album: Band ëParemû:
Recording staff:
In addition to the original songs of the band ëParemû, the album included 2 songs of ëThe Beatlesû - Things We Said Today and The Long and Winding Road. The songs of ëThe Beatlesû have been an integral part of all the performances of the band ëParemû since its formation, for which the musicians are often called as ëDushanbe Beatlesû.
The presentation of the album took place on 15 June 1996 at the Russian Drama Theater named by V. Mayakovsky.
In 1996, Maksud Tairov left the band, moving to Uzbekistan for permanent residence and Sobir Aminov became the bass-guitar player of the band.
1997, the band ëParemû recorded the song ëMedoni yo neû. The song quickly became popular among youth and students. According to the fans of the band ëMedoni yo neû is the visit card of the band ëParemû.
In December 1998, Alisher Sayfulloev left the band. Khakimjon Khazratkulov took his place as a rhythm guitarist, and Sobir Aminov becomes the main singer of the band ëParemû.
At the end of 1999, the band's second album, ëDishabû, was released. All songs on this album were written by Sobir Aminov.
The album ëDishabû was recorded at the State Studio ëRadio Houseû of the Republic of Tajikistan in the following composition:
Session Musician:
Sound engineer: Vladimir Shlykov The presentation of the album ëDishabû took place on 4 and 5 December 1999 on the stage of the Cinema-Concert Hall named by Borbad ().
In 2000, very young Daler Sultonov joined the band, first as a percussionist, and then as a guitarist and vocalist.
In September 2001, the ëParemû band together with the ëFarzinû band leaves for Germany, where the musicians gave a joint concert in the city of Giessen.
In 2004, the percussionist Farrukh Khudoyberdyev joined the band.
On 24 July 2011, ëParemû made a first performance in Moscow city, on the stage of the capital club .
The day after the concert, the anchorpersons of the morning show of the state radio station Mayak â âÂÂStillavin and his friendsâ - Sergei Stillavin and Rustam Vakhidov, having criticized the performance of the ëParemû band, moved from discussing the band's repertoire to direct insults on ethnic grounds, which caused a great resonance in the Russian, Tajik and European press.
On August 24, 2011, the hosts of Mayak radio, Sergei Stillavin and Rustam Vakhidov, apologized to the ëParemû group.
In 2012, Farrukh Khudoyberdyev left the band and was replaced by percussionist Shavkat Mullodzhonov, who mainly plays the doira.
In September 2012, the ëParemû band again had a tour to the Russian Federation, where they held series of concerts in Moscow and the Moscow region.
On Monday, 29 April 2013, in the city clinical hospital of Dushanbe, after a short illness, Khakimjon Khazratkulov the guitarist of the ëParemû band died. In July 2013, the attending physician of Khakimjon Khazratkulov was taken into custody.
In the summer of 2013, Khakim's place in the band was taken by Sulton Imomov, who had previously played in the âÂÂShabdezâ band.
On June 6, 2022, Alisher Zarikov decided to leave Parem, the group informed fans about this on their Facebook and Instagram pages.
In June 2022, Feyruz Hakimov becomes the solo guitarist of the ëParemû group.