AZERTAC correspondent interviews Italian composer, musician and cultural figure Francesco Maggio, who actively promotes Azerbaijani music, mugham and national musical motifs in Europe. The composer, ...

Once threatened with extinction, Azerbaijan's most ancient form of music is enjoying a renaissance. Mugham - a unique genre blending throaty song with a special trio of instruments - is being revived ...

Mesmerizing concert dedicated to Azerbaijani mugham has been held at the Ganja State Philharmonic Hall as part of the "Mugham ...

Mugham, a national heritage of Azerbaijan, is a pearl of the world music art. The meaning of the word "Mugham" is interpreted as "God sent music". And for its numerous admirers - it is not only a ...

The words Alim Qasimov sang on Friday night at Asia Society were nearly five centuries old, written by a poet from Baghdad, Muhammad Fuzuli, who proclaimed, “Let my miserable heart burn in the fire of ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 22. Registration of international performers in the mugham competition, which will be held during the 6th International Mugham Festival (the World of Mugham) in Azerbaijan on ...

No form of music is more defining of Azerbaijani culture than Mugham, a centuries-old tradition drawing on folklore and oral history. Discover the master craftsmen and talented musicians keeping the ...

There are sounds that belong to a particular place, and there are sounds that seem to belong to humanity itself. Azerbaijani mugham is one of them. Deeply rooted in the country's history, it carries ...