Zakhid Kuliev - Vocal, Naqara
Mokhlat Muslimov - Tar
Fakhratdin
Dadashev - Kemanche
Zakhid Kuliev - his name is transcribed sometimes as Zahid Guliev or Quliyev - is
next to Alim Qasimov perhaps the singer with the most amazing and beautiful
voice of his generation.
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next to Alim Qasimov perhaps the singer with the most amazing and beautiful
voice of his generation.
Side 1
Maxur – Xindi (Mahur-Hindi)
(folk music
– A.Vakhid) – 22.26
Side 2
Simai – Shems
(folk music
– D.Vasif) – 10.30
Heiraty – 6.45
Gyullyu Gafiya – 3.18
(folk music
and text)
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Liner notes:
Classic Azerbaijani “mugam” dates back to a
long history. It was developed, polished and passed from mouth to mouth. The
only thing that wasn’t changed is the creative task of bearers of mugam, which
comprises the ability of joining the strict rules of formations and freedom of
its interpretation. A mugam performer sings and plays traditional variant of
classical composition while demonstrating at the same time his ability of
improvisation to listeners that adds a unique colour to the sounds of popular
melodies.
Traditional mugam ensemble is a trio, casting a
singer-hanende and performers on Azerbaijani national musical instruments
“tare” (stringed) and kyamanche (bow). Drumming (“def”) party of music is
performed by a singer himself.
From the earliest times Azerbaijani mugam art
presents three main performing schools – Karabakh, Shirvan and Baku. Each of
them added their amazing tints to the development and formation of this
Azerbaijani “dastgyakh”.
The performance of “dastgyakh” can be compared
with climbing to the Everest from all slopes by the strongest, skilled and well
trained professionals.
Mugam trio named after Djabbar Karyagdyoglu
offers organic blending of tastes of two schools: lower-Karabakh (in its turn
Karabakh School has three trends: gorno- (mountain), middle- and
lower-Karabakh) – singer-hanende Zakhid Guliev and Baku stringed musical
instrument player Mokhlat Muslimov, and a bow player Fakhratdin Dadashev. Each
of them, possessing an impressive individual performing aspect, tactfully
locates the orientation of the improvisatory fantasy of a partner in the
ensemble.
A repertoire of classical Azerbaijani mugam
ensemble consists of mugams, zerbi-mugams, Azerbaijani-mugams and even
traditional ashug (Caucasian folk) melodies.
Ancient land of Azerbaijan has been always
generous with talents. Majority of them glorified this beautiful land to the
world, entering to the golden foundation of world musical art. Safiaddin
Urmevi, Abdul Kadyr Maragi, Uzeir Gadjibekov, Sadykhdjan, Djabbar Karyagdyoglu,
Mirza Mamed Gasan, Kurban Primov, Bakhram Mansurov and other Azerbaijani
musicologists and performers are the stars of “mugam galaxy”. Undoubtedly, we are the spectators of appearance of new stars, flaring
with special glitters.
Gasan Adigezal-zade
Many thanks to Berdak Bayimbetov for the translations and transcriptions, especially the big work of translating the liner notes.
