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…
Artist Profiles: Alihan Samedov
Tag: Azerbaijani music
Azerbaijani Skweee
Ya Tosiba – Love Party (Asphalt Tango Records, 2017) Modern electronica, Central Asian melodies and Azerbaijani poetry come together in Love Party by Ya Tosiba.…
Artist Profiles: Imamyar Hasanov
Imamyar Hasanov was born in Baku (Azerbaijan). He is a virtuoso of the kamancha, a spike fiddle that is the ancestor of the violin and…
Artist Profiles: Alim Qasimov
Alim Qasimov, born in 1957 in Shamakha is an Azerbaijani musical legend, revered as one of the five best singers of all time. Qasimov is…
Artist Profiles: Sabina Rakcheyeva
Violinist Sabina Rakcheyeva is the first ever Azerbaijani graduate of the Juilliard School in New York. Sabina Rakcheyeva was born in Baku, Azerbaijan and began…