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Music · Azerbaijan

Music of the Turkic world: famous works, national instruments, genres from mugham to küy, composers and performers.

Genres

Musical genreAzerbaijani mughamThe main genre of Azerbaijani classical music — an art of improvisation passed from master to pupil rather than written down. On UNESCO's intangible heritage list since 2008.Read more →
Musical genreArt of the Azerbaijani ashiqA folk art combining poetry, music, dance and epic storytelling, on UNESCO's intangible heritage list since 2009.Read more →
Musical genreMeykhanaAbsheron's improvised rhythmic verse contest, in which performers duel with quick-witted rhymed lines over a beat.Read more →
Musical genreJazz mughamA genre fusing mugham with jazz, created in the 1960s by the pianist Vagif Mustafazade.Read more →