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June 2018 Issue 48 features traditional Azerbaijani instruments, an interview with Dihaj, JJ Riordan making music from the world and 5 songs for your sanity.
June 2018 Issue 48 features traditional Azerbaijani instruments, an interview with Dihaj, JJ Riordan making music from the world and 5 songs for your sanity.
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On having a trip to Baku, Azerbaijan,<br />
there is a high chance to be amazed by<br />
its very hospitable people, who honour<br />
traditions very much, and are openminded<br />
to all new and modern. Baku is<br />
like an old vinyl being remixed<br />
nowadays, sewing different cultures<br />
together. This is the place for Formula 1<br />
Grand Prix, Eurovision Song Contest,<br />
mainstream pop, rock, jazz artists and<br />
many more.<br />
The sound of<br />
Azerbaijani<br />
i d e n t i t y<br />
Music in Baku is one of their main values. You<br />
may notice the very first banknote is<br />
dedicated to musical instruments. The<br />
unique carpet museum has many carpets<br />
in collection, one of which respects<br />
famous outstanding Azerbaijan composer,<br />
professor and academician Uzeyir<br />
Hajibeyov. You may experience that the<br />
traditional sound is an essential part of the<br />
most famous museums in Baku, presenting<br />
its importance and variety.<br />
Music forms cultural richness of various<br />
peoples and nationalities, as well as<br />
the world as a whole. Nice examples<br />
of Azerbaijani national music<br />
legacy rising on the foundation of<br />
their cultural heritage with<br />
centuries. It is worthy to mention that<br />
a performance of ‘tar’, an ancient<br />
stringed music instrument, has been<br />
entered by UNESCO on the<br />
Representative List of Intangible<br />
Cultural Heritage. Azerbaijan’s rich music<br />
art has developed over centuries.<br />
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