Abdulbagi Zulalov (1841-1927) (also widely known by his pseudonym Bülbül-jan) is a well-known singer of folk music and mugam music (an original improvisational classical folk music popular in Azerbaijan). He became especially famous not only for his beautiful voice, but also for his performance of Azeri mugams in other regional languages - in Georgian, Armenian, Lezgi and Persian. Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ... Mukamlar, plural mukam is a term for bodies of musical repertoire for the Turkmen dutar, two-stringed lute or tüÿdük, an end-blown flute. ... Lezgi, also called Lezgian, is a language spoken by the Lezgi who live in southern Dagestan (a republic of Russia) and northern Azerbaijan. ... Persian (local name: FārsÄ« or PārsÄ« ) is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, India, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ...

Abdulbagi was born in 1841 in Shusha. In his youth he travelled a lot throughout Caucasus and Iran. In one of his visits in Iran the Iranian shah liked his performance so much that he decided to award Abdulbagi the "Shir-i Khurshid" order, the highest Iranian order at the time (other Shushavians who shortly before and after received such award were singer Haji Husi and tar player Sadikhjan). 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Province: Shusha rayon (Azeri subdivsion) Shushi Marz/District (Nagrono Karabakh Republic Subdivsion) Area: Altitude: - Population: ~3000 Population density: - Latitude: - Longitude: - Mayor: - Shusha (Azerbaijani: ÅžuÅŸa, Armenian: Õ‡Õ¸Ö‚Õ·Õ«; translit. ... The Ethnolinguistic patchwork of the modern Caucasus - CIA map Russia Georgia Azerbaijan (Azer. ...

In 1875 Abdulbagi moved to Tbilisi, the regional cultural capital at the time. He gave concerts together with his fellow-countryman, a great tar player Sadikhjan. Due to his wonderful voice, attractive appearance and high artistic performance, he quickly became famous throughout Georgia. Having learned Georgian language and began to perform Azeri mugams in Georgian, bringing the Georgian listeners into rapture. Beginning from this time, people started to call him 'Bulbul-jan', which means '[our] dear nightingale'. Coordinates:  - Governing Mayor Giorgi Gigi Ugulava Area    - City 372 km² Population (2005)  - City 1,093,000 Tbilisi (Georgian თბილისი , IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura (Mtkvari) River, at . ...

Abdulbagi sang not only in Azeri and Georgian, but also in Armenian, Persian and Lezgian languages, for what he was loved among th representatives of these peoples.

Abdulbagi significantly influenced many prominent Azeri mugam and folk singers after him. Such masters of mugham as great Jabbar Karyaghdy, Musa Shushinsky, Meshedi Mamed Farzaliyev, Alesker of Sheki, Seyid Shushinsky and many others considered him their artistic master. The Abdulbagi Zulalov's family is also known in Azerbaijan, as the family of musical talents. Abdulbagi's daughter, granddaughter and nephews: respectively Aziza khanim, Sona khanim, Ali and Gambar Zulalovs continued his traditions of mugam arts.

Abdulbagi Zulalov died in 1927 in Baku. 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Municipality: Baku Area: 1000 km² Altitude: -28 m Population: 2,074,300 census 2003 Population density: 1280 persons/km² Postal Code: +99450 Area code: 012 Municipality code: BA Latitude: 41° 01 52 N Longitude: 21° 20 25 E Weather types: 9 of 11 Mayor: Hajibala Abutalybov The Baku region. ...