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[[Azerbaijan]] is part of the [[music of the Caucasus|Caucasian music region]], but also shares musical similarities with Central Asian [[Turkic]] nations and [[Persian music]]. [http://www.hauntedink.com/almaty/photos3.html].

==Mugam==

''Main article: [[Mugam]]''

The classical music of Azerbaijan is called ''[[mugam]]'' (more accurately spelled ''muğam''), 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 ''mugam'' traditions of other Central Asian countries, Azeri ''mugam'' is more free-form and less rigid; it is often compared to the improvised field of [[jazz]]. [http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/eav042805.shtml]

[[UNESCO]] proclaimed the Azerbaijani ''mugam'' tradition a [[Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity|Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity]] on [[November 7]], [[2003]].

==Musical instruments==

The stringed instrument [[tar (musical instrument)|tar]] and the [[balaban]], a variation of the [[duduk]], are the most distinctive and common of Azeri [[musical instrument]]s; other instruments include the [[frame drum]] [[ghaval]], the [[kamancha]] and the cylindrical drum [[naghara]] . Other instruments include the [[zurna]], [[Garmon]] , [[Tutek]] and [[dhol]].

==Ashiqs==

''Main article: [[Ashiq]]''

[[Ashiq]]s are travelling bards who sing and play the [[saz]], a form of [[lute]]. Their songs are semi-[[improvisation|improvised]] around a common base.

==Azeri musicians==

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.

'''List of ''mugam'' singers:'''

*[[Jammar Karyagdioglu Ensemble]]

*[[Zahid Guliyev]]

*[[Fahraddin Dadashov]]

*[[Sakine Ismaïlova]]

*[[Mohled Muslumov]]

*[[Alim Qasimov]] (Alem Kassimov)

'''List of composers:'''

* [[Uzeyir Hajibeyov]]

* [[Gara Garayev]]

'''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

*[http://nasehpour.tripod.com/peyman/id30.html]

*[http://www.hauntedink.com/almaty/photos3.html]

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