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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Bari Siddiqui

Angel Romero February 18, 2018 No Comments BangladeshBari Siddiqui

Bari Siddiqui played North Indian Classical Music with flute and sang Baul songs as well. To add to his versatile quality, he composed and directed…

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Artist Profiles: Yaghob Zoroofchi

Angel Romero February 18, 2018 No Comments AzerbaijanAzerbaijani musicYaghob Zoroofchi

Yaghob Zoroofchi is the greatest Azeri vocalist of our time, and shows why on his CD, “The Best of Zoroofchi”. He started his singing career…

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Artist Profiles: Rufat Hasanov

Angel Romero February 18, 2018 No Comments AzerbaijanAzerbaijani musicRufat Hasanov

Rufat Hasanov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan in 1982. He started playing the tar at the age of seven. In 1997 he was awarded a…

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Artist Profiles: Rahman Asadollahi

Angel Romero February 18, 2018 No Comments AzerbaijanAzerbaijani musicgarmonRahman Asadollahi

Rahman Asadollahi, from Southern Azerbaijan, was born in 1951 and is considered the most accomplished garmon player, which is the Azerbaijani accordion. He started playing…

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Artist Profiles: Fargana Qasimova

Angel Romero February 17, 2018 1 Comment AzerbaijanAzerbaijani musicFargana Qasimova

Fargana Qasimova was born April 23, 1979 in Baku, Azerbaijan. She is the daughter of celebrated mugham (Azerbaijani classical music) singer, Alim Qasimov and has…

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Artist Profiles: Chingiz Sadykhov

Angel Romero February 17, 2018 1 Comment AzerbaijanAzerbaijani musicChingiz Sadykhov

Chingiz Sadykhov was a world-class pianist from Azerbaijan. Maestro Chingiz Sadykhov played piano as a concert pianist and accompanist to the greatest singers of Azerbaijan…

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Artist Profiles: Askar Alakbarov

Angel Romero February 17, 2018 No Comments Askar AlakbarovAzerbaijanAzerbaijani music

Born in 1953 in Ganja (Azerbaijan), Askar Alakbarov studied music in Ganja Technical Music. Later he studied at College Music Academy of Azerbaijan folkloric instruments…

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Artist Profiles: Alihan Samedov

Angel Romero February 17, 2018 1 Comment Alihan SamedovAzerbaijanAzerbaijani music

Born in 1964 in Sumqayit, Alihan Samedov is a master player of wind instruments (balaban, clarinet, tutek, zurna, saxophone) and Azerbaijani folk instruments. Samedov studied…

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Artist Profiles: Marika Falk

Angel Romero February 17, 2018 No Comments AustriaGermanyMarika Falk

Marika Falk was born in Vienna, in a Hungarian family of musicians. She plays numerous percussion instruments such as frame drums and hand drums,inclufding the…

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Artist Profiles: Gulay & The Ensemble Aras

Angel Romero February 16, 2018 No Comments AustriaGulay & The Ensemble Aras

Gulay & The Ensemble Aras In 1989, Gulay & The Ensemble Aras was established in Vienna with the intention of creating a type of world…

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