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Classical Masters of Azerbaijan and Tajikistan
Sirojiddin Juraev dutar, tanbur, sato; Alim Qasimov Ensemble
Date
Thu 14 Jul 2016, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 90 minutes in duration, without an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Sirojiddin Juraevdutar, tanbur, sato
  • Alim Qasimov Ensemble

    Overview

    Linked by a millennium-old tradition of classical music known variouslyas mugham, maqom, and muqam, the celebrated Azerbaijani vocalistsAlim Qasimov and his daughter, Fargana, accompanied by their four-manensemble, are paired with Tajik instrumentalist Sirojiddin Juraev, theleading dutar player of his generation and an influential composer ofnew tradition-based music.

    This concert is generously presented in collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a programme of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (www.akdn.org/what-we-do/music)

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