Music of Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan is part of the Caucasian music region, and share musical similarities (such as the of the duduk) with Armenian music; however, the Azeri people and their folk and classical music is also derived from Persian music and is related to the music of Central Asia [1] (http://www.hauntedink.com/almaty/photos3.html). The most famous contemporary Azeri musicians are perhaps jazz singer Aziza Mustafa Zadeh and her father, Vagif Mustafa Zadeh, who are quite popular internationally in jazz circles.
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Magham
Main article: Magham
The classical music of Azerbaijan (like that of Iran) is called magham, and is usually a suite with poetry and instrumental interludes. The sung poetry sometimes includes tahrir segments, which use a form of throat singing similar to yodelling. The poetry is typically about divine love and is most often linked to Sufi Islam.
In contrast to the magham traditions of other Central Asian countries, Azeri magham is more free-form and less rigid; it is often compared to the improvised field of jazz [2] (http://www.hauntedink.com/almaty/photos3.html).
Musical instruments
The Iranian stringed tar and the balaban bagpipe are the most distinctive and common of Azeri musical instruments; other instruments include the frame drum ghaval, the kamancha and the cylindrical drum naghara [3] (http://nasehpour.tripod.com/peyman/id30.html). Other instruments include the duduk, shvi, zurna and dhol.
Ashiqs
Main article: Ashiq
Ashiqs are travelling bards who sing and play the saz, a form of lute. Their songs are semi-improvised around a common base.
Azeri musicians
List of mugam singers:
- Jammar Karyagdioglu Ensemble
- Zahid Guliyev
- Fahraddin Dadashov
- Sakine Ismaïlova
- Mohled Muslumov
- Alim Qasimov (Alem Kassimov)
List of composers:
Other musicians
- Habil Aliev: kamanche player
References
- Broughton, Simon and Sultanova, Razia. "Bards of the Golden Road". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 24-31. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0
- [4] (http://nasehpour.tripod.com/peyman/id30.html)
- [5] (http://www.hauntedink.com/almaty/photos3.html)