World Routes in Azerbaijan
Saturday 9 February 2008 15:00-16:00 (Radio 3)
Lucy Duran examines the music of Azerbaijan.
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WORLD ROUTES
Presented by Lucy Duran
Produced by James Parkin
Factsheet compiled by Sam Hickling
Tel. 020 7765 4661
Fax. 020 7765 4378
e-mail world.routes@bbc.co.uk
Saturday 9 February 2008, 3:00pm
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Gochaq Askerov: Ay Qiz/Mugham Shahaz (2.21)
Gochaq Askerov (singer/daf); Ayaz Imranov (tar); Elshan Mansurov (kemenche)
Recorded Saturday 8 September 2007 at the Baku Jazz Centre
http://jazzcenter.jazz.az/
Lucy Duran introduces the programme from the shores of the Caspian Sea
Interview: Lucy Duran and Sanubar Baghirova (1.42)
Dr Sanubar Baghirova is a writer and expert on the music of Azerbaijan. She is also a senior researcher at the Institute for Architecture and Art of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences
Alixan Niftaliyev & Alasgar Taqiyev: Goycha qulu (1.48)
Alixan Niftaliyev & Alasgar Taqiyev (singers/saz); Tofiq Huseynov (balaban - reed wind instrument)
Alixan Niftaliyev and Alasgar Taqiyev are Ashigs. Ashigs are the rural troubadours of Azerbaijan who accompany themselves on the stringed instrument called the saz.
Recorded Wednesday 5 September 2007 in an orchard just outside Tovuz in western Azerbaijan
Interview: Lucy Duran and Sanubar Baghirova (1.25)
Sanubar explains the Ashig tradition
Alixan Niftaliyev & Alasgar Taqiyev: Koroglu Mukhammasi (3.09)
Recorded Wednesday 5 September 2007 near Tovuz
Interview: Lucy Duran with Alixan Niftaliyev and Alasgar Taqiyev (2.47)
Alixan Niftaliyev & Alasgar Taqiyev: Mukhammas (1.13)
Recorded Wednesday 5 September 2007 near Tovuz
Incidental music:
Ali Mustafayev: Mugaddima (1.44)
Ali Mustafayev (saz)
Recorded Wednesday 5 September 2007 near Tovuz
Interview: Lucy Duran and Sanubar Baghirova (1.36)
Sanubar talks about the classical music of Azerbaijan, known as Mugham.
Munis Sharifov: Mugham Bayati/Kuchelere su sepmishem (I poured water on the street) (10.27)
Munis Sharifov (kemenche - upright fiddle); Elshan Gasimov (nagara - drum)
Recorded Friday 7 September 2007 at the Azerbaijan Mugham Theatre, Baku
Interview: Lucy Duran with Sanubar Baghirova and Munis Sharifov (4.51)
Malik Mansurov, Munis Sharifov & Elshan Gasimov: Uch qunden bir/Mugham Shur (extract) (5.01)
Malik Mansurov (tar - plucked string instrument); Munis Sharifov (kemenche); Elshan Gasimov (nagara)
Recorded Friday 7 September 2007 at the Azerbaijan Mugham Theatre, Baku
Lucy visits the Maiden Tower, then talks about Azerbaijan's former president Heydar Aliyev.
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Aghakhan Abdullayev: Mugham Mirza Musain/Tasnif (3.56)
Aghakhan Abdullayev (vocal/daf); Firuz Aliyev (tar); Ismayil Hamidov (kemenche)
Recorded Monday 10 September 2007 at the Baku Jazz Centre
Interview: Lucy with Sanubar and Aghakhan Abdullayev (2.45)
Aghakhan Abdullayev: Mugham Ushaq/Tasnif (7.36)
Aghakhan Abdullayev (vocal/daf); Firuz Aliyev (tar); Ismayil Hamidov (kemenche)
Recorded Monday 10 September 2007 at the Baku Jazz Centre
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