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Dihaj
The musical group from Azerbaijan
are mesmerising with their artistic
nature. Their music ranges across
incredibly deep and moving pieces,
bright and quirky moments, mellow
and contemporary songs and more.
‘We Shall See Them Sometimes’ is
the latest single from the group and
features Uran. This is a very special
release to support those with
mental health issues, it comes
together with the following
statement: A society’s mental state
is determined by its attitude to
people with mental health
problems. The story follows a young
boy who has had to battle mental
problems for the most part of his
life, but he is pushing through and
following his dreams. The tones
encompass the good and bad times
very well together with the
heartfelt video, the contrast with
the tough rap vocal against the soft
chorus further pulls at your
emotions. The project is in
partnership with the art therapy
organisation Medeni Niyyet
Dihaj proudly represented their
country in Eurovision Song Contest
2017 with the powerful ‘Skeletons’
and their debut album ‘The End Of
Sunsrise’ was also release later in
the year. We had the pleasure of
speaking with the group’s singer
Diana.
Diana, tell us a little about yourself
and how you started in music.
I was born in a family where everyone
loves music with all their hearts. So
at the age of 3 when I was singing, my
dad recognized a song “You’re simply
the best” by Tina Turner. So it was
obvious that my parents brought mw
to music school where at the very
beginning I launched a folk/jazz
ensemble called “Bary Bakh”. The
time passed and I went through lots
of transformations. I graduated from
Baku Music Academy as a choir
conductor, then from the Institute of
Contemporary Music Performance in
London, was developing my love for
jazz music singing at Baku Jazz Center
etc. In 2014 I finally understood that
I am ready to make my own band and
brand. So now Dihaj is existing.
Who are Dihaj and how did you all
get together? What is the
atmosphere when working together
too?
Dihaj is the name of project lead by
me. We are three of us. Ali on drums
and fx, Anar on guitar and synth and
me on vocals, keys and controllers.
When we met we all were playing in
different bakuish bands. The time
came, we got a friendship and the
same and familiar “mood” in creation
of music. We started and there are no
plans to stop. We
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