Azerbaijan is in Caucasus but, musically, it is more closely linked to Persian culture. 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.
The classical music of Azerbaijan (like that of Iran) is called magham, 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 SufiIslam. The Iranianstringedtar is the most distinctive and common of Azeri musical instruments.
Ashiqs are travelling bards who sing and play the saz, a form of lute. Their songs are semi-improvised around a common base.
The traces of ancient music of Azerbaijan were found in a number of monuments, excavated in time of archeological digs, as well as in rock carvings of Gobustan (18-3 millennium B.C) and Gemigaya (3-1 millennium B.C).
Musical comedies of social character (”Husband and Wife”, 1910, “Either this or that, 1911, Arshyn Mal Alan, 1913) based on composed folklore songs and dance music.
Symphonic and chamber music of Azeri composers began to spread in the countries abroad.
The traces of ancient music of Azerbaijan were found in a number of monuments, excavated in time of archeological digs, as well as in rock carvings of Gobustan (18-3 millennium B.C) and Gemigaya (3-1 millennium B.C).
Musical comedies of social character ("Husband and Wife", 1910, "Either this or that, 1911, Arshyn Mal Alan, 1913) based on composed folklore songs and dance music.
Symphonic and chamber music of Azeri composers began to spread in the countries abroad.
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