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By Laman Ismayilova

A concert of the Grand Prix winner of the 6th Mugham TV contest Almakhanim Ahmadli has taken place in the International Mugham Center.

The gala evening was held within the framework of the project "Where mugham lives", co-organized by the International Mugham Center, TV channel "Mədəniyyət" (Culture) and the Azerbaijan's Television and Radio, Trend Life reported.

Young and talented mugham singer was accompanied by national folk music ensemble.

The ensemble consists of Rustam Muslimov (tar), Elnur Salakhov (kemancha), Humay Abbas (canon), Rauf Sadigov (ud), Kamran Nasibov (electric piano), Suleyman Aliyev (balaban), Elnur Aliyev (naghara), Mehman Bagirov (nagara), and Miraga Murtazov (dem balaban).

Th audience enjoyed many songs, including tasnifs "Segyakh", "Bayati-Shiraz", songs "Çahargah","Qal sənə qurban", "Ya bir olar, ya iki" and others.

The host of the concert, honored artist Azad Shukurov also read the poems of Khurshidban Natavan, Magomedhuseyn Shakhriyar, Mirza Alakbar Sabir and Vugar Akhmed.

The concert ended with marvelous duet performance.

Almakhanim Ahmadli and her teacher Tayyar Bayramov sang national folk song "Karabakh shikestesi".

By the way, the International Mugham Center will host an evening dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the outstanding tar player, People's Artist Akhmed Bakikhanov on December 14. The concert starts at 19:00.

Mugham is perceived by Azerbaijanis as one of the main spiritual values of the nation.

It is soul of Azerbaijani people, their folk music and traditions.

One of the most valuable monuments of the material and spiritual culture of the nation contains seven main modes - Rast, Shur, Segah (are especially common), Shushtar, Bayaty-Shiraz, Chahargah, Humayun and three collateral kinds - shahnaz, sarendj, chargah in some other form.

Legendary composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli described the variety of moods that are contained by mughams in a following way: "Rast" invokes feelings of cheerfulness and courage, "Shur" brings a listener into a happy, lyric state, "Segyakh" evokes the feeling of love, "Shushter" brings deep melancholy, "Chargyakh" brings excitement and elation, sadness comes with "Bayati-Shiraz", and deep bitterness and sorrow – with "Khumayun".

On November 7, 2003, UNESCO recognized mugham as a Masterpiece ofOral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Media partners of the event are Trend.az, Day.az, Milli.az, Azernews.az

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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova

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