BAKU Lifting his daf, a traditional Azerbaijani tambourine, to his ear, Mutalim Damirov begins to sing. As his voice rises to a long ululating lament, Damirov closes his eyes, lost in the ancient ...

Azerbaijani singer Alim Qasimov reflects on his roots, artistry, and how traditional mugham carries emotion and meaning far beyond borders. For Alim Qasimov, music is memory, resistance, and release.

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On the initiative of Mehriban Aliyeva, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, new musical instruments have been purchased ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 8. The exhibition titled “Echoes of Centuries: Azerbaijani Musical Instruments” has opened in Amman, the capital of Jordan, Trend reports. The event was organized by the ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 25. On May 25, the second day of the 8th “Kharibulbul” International Music Festival, a concert by Azerbaijani singer Polad Bulbuloglu was held on the Jidir Duzu plain, ...