Azerbaijan National Academy of Science

-         specialty code

-         specialty name

-         topic name

17.00.02

Music art

Music studies on Azerbaijani mugham. Problems of Morphogenesis of Mugham

-          number of scientific publications printed abroad:

-          number of papers  published in journals indexed and abstracted in international databases

20 articles, 11 booklets;

3 articles

-         number of  PhD

5

”, I and II volumes; Baku, 2007;

- book “Azerbaijani music and musicians”, Baku, 2011;

- work “The One Who Knows the Value of Words: Ashiq of Azerbaijan”. Yearbook  for Traditional Music, 47/2015, pp.116-140;

- Author of the  UNESCO Nomination on “Azerbaijani Mugham”  inscribed on the UNESCO List of the masterpieces of oral & intangible cultural heritage of the humankind, (in co-authorship with Jean During),  2003;

- Convener of the First International Scientific Symposium “Space of Mugham”, Baku, 2009;

- Author of the  UNESCO Nomination on the “Art of Azerbaijani Ashiq”  inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the oral & intangible cultural heritage of the humankind , 2009;

- Author of the  UNESCO Nomination on the “Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrument”  inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the oral & intangible cultural heritage of the humankind, 2012;

- Participant of the multi-national  scientific project “Growing into music. Childhood music learning in India, Azerbaijan, Mali, Cuba, Venezuela” of  the University of London, SOAS, 2009-2013;

1. “Azerbaijani Mugham: works and articles”, Vol.1, Baku: Elm, 2007, in Russian and English;

2. “Azerbaijani Mugham: works and articles”, Vol.2, Baku: Elm, 2007, in Azerbaijani language.

3. “Azerbaijani music and musicians”, collection of works, in Russian language, Baku: Teknur, 2011;

Latest publications:

- Traditional Music Art of Azerbaijan in the Mirror of Public Views of the XX Century, in Russian language, in: Music of the World. Research Issues, Moscow State Conservatoire, vol.2. pp. 167-186. Moscow, 2017

- Poetry and Music of Medieval Azerbaijani Ashygs in the Context of Mystic Practices” E-journal Accelerando BJMD, Belgrade, 2017. http://accelerandobjmd.weebly.com/issue2 /

- “Mugham as the Art of Music Performance and Music-making”, in: Maqam Traditions Between Theory and Contemporary Music Making, Ankara, Ildirim Beyazit University, 2016, pp. 17-24.

- “Azerbaijani ethnomusicology and traditional music: some new pages”, in: Bulletin of the ICTM Vol. 131 (April 2016), pp. 11-13

- “The One Who Knows the Value of Words: Ashiq of Azerbaijan”. Yearbook for Traditional Music, 47/2015, pp.116-140;

- “On polyphonic techniques in Azerbaijani mugham”, Proceedings of The Seventh International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony. Tbilisi State Conservatoire, 2015, pp 359-362;

- “Music and rites of dervishes in Azerbaijan in the 19th-early 20th Centuries”, in Azerbaijani language, in: Mugham Studies, 2015, Baku: Teknur, pp.346-462;

- “The Caucasus and Iran in the musical borders of the 18th-20ies centuries”, in: Musical geographies of Central Asia. Institute of Musical Research, School of Advanced Study, in association with School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2012, p.26-27 http://www.akdn.org/musical_geographies/downloads/see_booklet.pdf

2. UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, expert (2007- present), member of the Committee, 2010 – 2014;

- Author of the project “Azerbaijani mugham at the U.S. universities" - series of 9 concerts & lectures on Azerbaijani Mugham at the universities of Wisconsin, Montana, and California, USA, 2007

- Convener of the round-table discussion “ Modern problems of the ashiq art”. Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Republic, Baku, 2008;

- Convener of the VI Congress of the Union of Azerbaijani ashiqs; Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Republic, Baku, 2008;

- Convener of the International Scientific Symposium within the program of the First International Festival “Space of Mugham” in Baku; Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Republic, Baku, 2009;

Audio and video releases:

1. “Music from Azerbaijan. Sari Gelin Ensemble”, ARC Music Productions, EUCD 2146, UK, 2008.

2. “Azerbaijan: Anthology of ashiq”, 2CDs, W-260135, INEDIT, France, 2008.

3. “Azerbaijani ashiqs”, 2 CDs, Ministry of culture & tourism of Azerbaijan Republic, Baku, 2009.

4. “Art of Azerbaijani ashiqs. Classical heritage”, 12 CD series , Ministry of culture & tourism of Azerbaijan Republic, Baku, 2010.

5. “Music from Azerbaijan”, Bird Walk Records, CDBW-01, Australia, 2010.

6. Anthology “Traditional music of Azerbaijan”, 7 CD series, Felmay Records, Italy, 2011-2013.

7. “Sacred World of Azerbaijani Mugham. Gochag Askarov”, Felmay Records, CD 8210, Italy, 2013.

8. “Mugham of Azerbaijan”, Songlines musical magazine, # 7, bonus CD, UK, 2013.

9. “Growing into music. Azerbaijan: The Arts of Mugham and Ashiq in the XXI Century”, documentary film, DVD, SOAS/ University of London, UK, 2013.

10. "Growing into music. Childhood learning music in India, Azerbaijan, Mali, Cuba, and Venezuela ", co-author of the documentary film, DVD , SOAS / University of London, UK, 2013.

11. “Mugham Souls. Traditional Music of Modern Azerbaijan”, Felmay Records, CD 8253 Turin, 2017;

Popularization of Azerbaijani music abroad:

Expert and consultant for 7 programs on Azerbaijani traditional music on the BBC Radio- 3 music channel, dates of broadcasts - 14 Feb. 2007; 9 and 16 Feb. 2008; 27 Jan., 5 May, 30 Jun., and 7 Jul. of 2013.

Lectures delivered abroad:

- Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, USA, 2001;

- Taipei Arts University, Taiwan, 2003;

- Wisconsin, Montana, California universities, USA, 2007;

- University of London, SOAS Department, UK, 2007;

- Turin Museum of the Oriental Art, Italy, 2011;

- Jewish University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2014;

- Russian Music Academy, Moscow, Russia, 2015;

- University of London, SOAS Department, UK, 2017.

2. Merited Art Worker of Azerbaijan Republic