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Written in Folk Roots issue 184, 1998

ALIM QASIMOV
Azerbaidjan - L’art Du Mugham
Ocora C 560112 (1997)

Mugham is the classical music of Azerbaijan, a long, ecstatic vocal exploration in a chosen heptatonic mode (mugham - there are twelve main ones) with eighth-tone nuances. The standard lineup is a trio of a singer playing daf (tambourine with internal ring jingles), plus tar (Azeri lute) and kamancha (spherical spike fiddle). Alim Qasimov is its leading singer and daf player; here are two of his most inspired performances.


© 1998 Andrew Cronshaw
 

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