A co-founder of the Muslim Youth Dance Troupe along with Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi in 1918, he became a major player in the development of the early music and theater scene of the Uzbek SSR.

[6][5] He began his stage activity with the creation of the Fergana folk brass band in 1919, with which in 1919–1921 he performed in the Red Army units on the Turkestan Front.

[9] The ensemble was a success, and began to attract talent from prominent artists from across the Uzbek SSR, from a variety of backgrounds, with Tamara Khanum joining as a dancer in 1926 and Usta Olim Komilov contributing music.

[15] Qoriyoqubov continued to work in the promotion and production of Uzbek music, collecting and writing down popular melodies.

[18][19] He was awarded the title People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR in 1936 and the Order of Outstanding Merit posthumously on 25 August 2000.