Alimatov’s music is used in many Uzbek houses to put to sleep babies and kids, also in hospitals and treatment centers in Uzbekistan.
Turgun Alimatov worked and performed in the Theatre of Young Audiences until the beginning of World War II.
After one year in the Second World War, in August 1942, he was wounded in the leg and evacuated to a hospital in Siberia, and then back to Tashkent.
Then, the performer has worked at the Republican Radio as a leading tanbur player in national and instrumental ensemble headed by Yunus Rajabiy.
From 1985 until the end of his life, Turgun Alimatov worked at Tashkent State Conservatory as honorable professor.
[5] In 1991, Turgun Alimatov was awarded as The People’s Artist of Uzbekistan, one year later in 1992, he received the Order of The Great Contribution.
On December 17, 2008 Turgun Alimatov died at the age of 86 remaining one of the best and successful musicians in world music history.