Music of Azerbaijan

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 ...

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Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan) is a country in the Caucasus, at the crossroads of Europe and Southwest Asia, with a coast on the Caspian Sea. It has frontiers with Russia in the north, Georgia in the northwest, Armenia in the west and southeast and southwest, and Iran in the south. The Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (an exclave of Azerbaijan) borders Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and Turkey to the northwest. The country’s formal name is the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azər ...

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The culture of Azerbaijan has developed as a result of many influences, including its Turkic, Islamic, and Central Asian heritage as well as Russian influences due to its former status as a Soviet republic. Today, Western influences, including globalized consumer culture, are strong. Culture of Azerbaijan - Religion. Main article: Religion in Azerbaijan Around 96 percent of Azerbaijan's population is nominally Muslim. The rest of the population adheres to other faiths or no specific fa ...

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There are several hypotheses regarding the origins of the name "Azerbaijan." The most common theory is that it is derived from "Atropatan." Atropat was the satrap at the time of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty, and gained independence after Alexander the Great destroyed the Achaemenids. The region was known as Media Atropatia or Atropatene at the time. There are also alternative opinions that the term is a slight Turkification of Azarbaijan, in turn an Arabicized version of the original Persian name Âzarâbâda ...

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The position of a particular work of Music often depends on the music genre and its relationship to music theory. The academic Persian Classical Tradition (Musiqi Asil or Dastgah) is strongly based on the theories of sonic aesthetics as expounded by the likes of Farabi and Shirazi in the early centuries of Islam. It also preserves melodic formulae that are often attributed to the musicians of the Persian imperial court of Khosroe Parviz in the Sassanid Period. Dastgah is the music of those who have a greater share of, or affect to be in poss ...

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Main article: Religion in Azerbaijan Around 96 percent of Azerbaijan's population is nominally Muslim. The rest of the population adheres to other faiths or no specific faith. Among the Muslim majority, religious observance is relatively low and Muslim identity tends to be based more on culture and ethnicity rather than religion; however, imams reported increased attendance at mosques during 2003. The Muslim population is approximately 70 percent Shi'a and 30 percent Sunni; differ ...

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Main article: Iranian folk music Iran is home to several ethnic groups, including Kurdish, Azerbaijanis, Bakhtiari and Baluchi peoples. Turkmen epic poets similar to Central Asian musicians are common in Khorasan, while Kurdish music is known for its double-reed duduk and an earthy, dance-oriented sound. Music of Iran - Mazandaran. The northern province of Mazandaran has a diverse folk music culture that includes songs and instrumental and ritual music. Rhythm is usually simple in songs, whic ...

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Main article: Iranian rock Rock music in Iran has been influenced by many traditional forms of Iranian music and popular Western rock bands such as Pink Floyd, The Doors, and Dire Straits. The suffused influences continue to merge in creating yet another unique feature in the soundscape of Iranian music. ...

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Many of the expatriate Iranians in North America and Europe are involved in electronic music. The best known group is the Washington, D.C.-based Deep Dish which consists of Ali "Dubfire" and Shahram. Music of Iran - Known personalities. Deep Dish: (Ali "Dubfire" Shirazi and Shahram Tayebi) Washington DC, USA DJ Behrouz (Behrouz Nazai) San Francisco, USA Fred Maslaki, Washington DC, USA Omid 16b (Omid Nourizadeh ...

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Iranian music style influenced the music of central Asia. Music of Afghanistan Music of Tajikistan Music of Pakistan Music of India Music of Turkey Music of Azerbaijan ...

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Iran is not alien to western classical music either. Many radio stations in Tehran play Mozart's concertos on a daily basis, and many Iranians even make it to world fame and fortune. The late 20th century classical composer Khaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji was of Iranian descent. The best examples of these Iranians are perhaps Shardad Rohani (LA Symphony Orchestra conductor), Lily Afshar (world class classical guitarist and student of Andrés Segovia), Loris Tjeknavorian(principal conductor to the Rudaki Opera House Orchestra in Tehran) , and Hor ...

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See main article: Musiqi-e assil Persian classical traditional music goes back a long ways. Musicians like Barbod were legendary in the empire of the Sassanid era. Until the early 20th century, musiqi-e assil was heard almost entirely at the royal courts of the monarchy. The Qajar dynasty ruled until 1925, with their influence declining since the turn of the century. Musiqi-e assil became a more common past-time for the next few decades, especially after cassettes were introduced in the 1960s. Before the 1979 revolution, Iran produced the singing star Gholam Hoss ...

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The ambivalence of Iranian culture towards music may be seen in the context of what Darius Shayan has termed cultural schizophrenia: the contradictory nature of the two sources of Iranian culture, ancient Persia and Islam. In ancient Persia musicians held socially respectable positions. We know that the Elamites and the Achemenians certainly made use of musicians but we can not guess what that music might have been like. During the Parthian era, troubadours or Gosans were highly sought after as entertainers. There are theories in Academ ...

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Main article: Iranian pop music or Persian pop music Iran developed its own pop music by the 1970s, using indigenous instruments and forms and adding electric guitar and other imported characteristics; the most popular musician of this period was Googoosh. Pop music didn't last long, though, and was banned after the 1979 revolution. Many Iranians took to foreign countries, especially Los Angeles in the United States, and Iranian-in-exile pop stars include Sattar, Morteza, Hayadeh, Homeirah, Mahasti and Dariush. There are also many newcommers in Persian/Iranian Music who h ...

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Main article: Demographics of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan has population of roughly 7,911,974 (July 2005 est.), 90.6% of whom are ethnic Azerbaijani (also called Azeris; 1999 census figures). Azeris also form about 24% of the population of Iran, predominating in the northern regions of the country. Most of Armenia’s Azeri minority have left since independence and the Nagorno-Karabakh war. The second largest ethnic group are Russians, who now form roughly 1.8% of the population, most having emigrated since independence. The Talysh, ...

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Main article: Subdivisions of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan is divided into: 59 raions (rayonlar; rayon – singular), 11 cities (şəhərlər; şəhər – singular), 1 autonomous republic (muxtar respublika); ...

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Main article: Politics of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan is a presidential republic. The head of state and head of government are separate from the country’s law-making body. The people elect the president for a five-year term of office. The president appoints all cabinet-level government administrators. A fifty-member national assembly makes the country’s laws. The people of Azerbaijan elect the National Assembly. Azerbaijan has univer ...

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Main article: History of Azerbaijan The earliest known inhabitants of what is today Azerbaijan were the Caucasian Albanians, a Caucasian-speaking people who appear to have been in the region prior to the host of peoples who would eventually invade the Caucasus. Historically Azerbaijan has been occupied by a variety of peoples, including Armenians, Persians, Romans, Arabs, Turks, Mongols, Greek Empire, and Russians. The first state to emerge in the territory of present-day Republic of Azerbaijan was Mannae in the 9th cent ...

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Main article: Geography of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan has an arid climate, except in the southeast. Temperatures vary by season. In the southeast lowland, temperatures average 6°C (43°F) in the winter and 26°C (80°F) in the summer — though daily maxima typically reach 32°C (89°F). In the northern and western mountain ranges, temperatures average 12°C (55°F) in the summer and –9°C (20°F) in the winter. Annual rainfall over most of the country varies from 200 to 400 mm (8 to 16 inches) and is generally lowest in t ...

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Main article: Economy of Azerbaijan The economy is largely based on industry. Industries include machine manufacture, petroleum and other mining, petroleum refining, textile production, and chemical processing. Agriculture accounts for one-third of Azerbaijan’s economy. Most of the nation’s farms are irrigated. In the lowlands, farmers grow such crops as cotton, fruit, grain, tea, tobacco, and many types of vegetables. Silkworms are raised for the production of natural silk for the clothing industry. Azerbaijan’s herders ...

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