2024-07-21 05:59:24
In the cultural capital of Azerbaijan, the city of Shusha, ethno-jazz was presented for the first time as part of the Vagif Poetry Days, organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan, the press service of the department told Day.Az.
In front of the house of the khan’s daughter Khurshidbanu Natavan, the trio of the laureate of international competitions, Honored Artist Emil Afrasiyab, which included Honored Artist Iskender Aleskerov (drummer) and Elchin Nabiyev (bass guitar), performed in the concert program.
Emil Afrasiab, who greeted the audience before the concert, spoke about the historical significance of the Vagif Poetry Days in Shusha, which became a symbol of the free city of Shusha and Karabakh, modern independent Azerbaijan. The program included the compositions “İki dünya”, “Əlavə iz”, “And I love her”, “Aziza”, “Rainy Day”, “Ataya məktub”, “Fantaziya”, “Prayer”, “Nueva” and others, which were met with applause from the audience.
It should be noted that on January 14, 1982, with the participation of national leader Heydar Aliyev, the mausoleum and the House of Poetry of the great poet and statesman Molla Panah Vagif (1717-1797) were opened in Shusha. It was at this event that Heydar Aliyev supported the initiative of writers in this direction and gave the order to hold Vagif Poetry Days.
The poetry festival was first organized in July 1982. The Vagif Poetry Days, which have a 42-year history, are being held in Shusha, liberated from occupation, for the fourth time.