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ARMENIAN PRESS: "AZERBAIJANI AND ARMENIAN MUSICIANS TO PERFORM A JOINT CONCERT IN THE ALAND ISLANDS"
APA
Aug 8 2012
Azerbaijan
Shahin Rzayev: "Our aim is to popularize our folk songs and national
instruments"
Emin Afrasiyab: "Earlier I rejected the invitation, but while hearing
that Armenians will introduce tar as their musical instrument I decide
to go"
Baku. Sevil Zeynalgizi - APA. Armenian media outlets reported that
Azerbaijani and Armenian musicians will perform a joint concert
program in the Aland Islands, APA reports. "Haykakan Zhamanak"
newspaper wrote that 13 young musicians from Azerbaijan, Armenia and
the Aland Islands exchanged experience, organized master-classes, held
discussions in Mariehamn. The event aims to commemorate the victims
of Aland conflict. The "World's islands" festival will start with the
concert organized by the Peace Institute. The newspaper writes that
Azerbaijani and Armenian musicians will share the same stage and
pianist, jazzmen Emin Afrasiyab, Isgandar Alasgarov (percussion),
Parviz Mammadov (bass-guitar), Malik Mansurov (tar, saz), Shirzad
Fataliyev (balaban) and Nazim Karimov participated in the event.
APA reports that the concert is organized by Music Institute of the
Aland Islands. This institute sent an invitation to Head of Azerbaijani
representation of the Great Britain War and Peace Research Institute
Shahin Rzayev for ensuring the participation of Azerbaijani musicians
in the concert. Shahin Rzayev addressed jazzman Emin Afrasiyab with
proposal to participate in the concert.
Rzayev told APA that the Music Institute organizes a concert every
year on the Hiroshima day. Various professionals are invited from
the conflicting countries to the concert: "Either journalists, or
musicians are invited every year. Swedish, Azerbaijani and Armenian
musicians were invited to the concert this year. The concert aimed
at popularization of its culture by every people. Five Azerbaijani
musicians led by Emin Afrasiyab were invited to the concert and they
will popularize Azerbaijan's music and culture. The most important
is that Azerbaijan's national music instruments, balaban, zurna, ud,
tar will be performed here. Our aim is to popularize our folk songs
like "Sari gelin", "Gozalim sensen", "Evleri khana-khana", as well
as popularize in jazz arrangement and language that is understood
by Europeans".
Shahin Rzayev said that this is not a joint concert with Armenians:
"Armenians write that we will give a concert together with them, it's
not so, we have a different program. First Armenian, than Swedish
and Finnish, and the last Azerbaijani musicians will perform in the
concert to be held on August 10. According to concert program rules,
weak musicians perform first, but than the strong ones. The concert
organizers decided that our musicians will be called the last to
the stage, because their level is higher than the level of Armenian
musicians.
Jazzman Emin Afrasiyab told APA that earlier he rejected the
invitation, but than he heard that Armenians would introduce tar
as their musical instrument at the concert. I couldn't stand this
and thought that we must respond them and show that tar belongs to
Azerbaijani culture. I decided to participate at the concert together
with tar player Malik Mansurov, balaban player Shirzad Fataliyev and
other musicians in order to prove the true owners of these musical
instruments".
Emin Afrasiyab said that the concert will be held on August 10.
Azerbaijani musicians will perform "Sari galin", Gozallim sansan",
"Evlari var xana-xana" songs, "Segah" in tar and other mugam songs.
Jazzmen said that the popularization of Azerbaijani musical instruments
was held at the forum before the concert: "We demonstrated balaban,
zurna, tutak, udu and declared that these instruments belong to
Azerbaijani people. There are 1-2 days left before the concert.
Armenian tar player broke his hand for unknown reasons and will not
be able to perform at the concert".
APA
Aug 8 2012
Azerbaijan
Shahin Rzayev: "Our aim is to popularize our folk songs and national
instruments"
Emin Afrasiyab: "Earlier I rejected the invitation, but while hearing
that Armenians will introduce tar as their musical instrument I decide
to go"
Baku. Sevil Zeynalgizi - APA. Armenian media outlets reported that
Azerbaijani and Armenian musicians will perform a joint concert
program in the Aland Islands, APA reports. "Haykakan Zhamanak"
newspaper wrote that 13 young musicians from Azerbaijan, Armenia and
the Aland Islands exchanged experience, organized master-classes, held
discussions in Mariehamn. The event aims to commemorate the victims
of Aland conflict. The "World's islands" festival will start with the
concert organized by the Peace Institute. The newspaper writes that
Azerbaijani and Armenian musicians will share the same stage and
pianist, jazzmen Emin Afrasiyab, Isgandar Alasgarov (percussion),
Parviz Mammadov (bass-guitar), Malik Mansurov (tar, saz), Shirzad
Fataliyev (balaban) and Nazim Karimov participated in the event.
APA reports that the concert is organized by Music Institute of the
Aland Islands. This institute sent an invitation to Head of Azerbaijani
representation of the Great Britain War and Peace Research Institute
Shahin Rzayev for ensuring the participation of Azerbaijani musicians
in the concert. Shahin Rzayev addressed jazzman Emin Afrasiyab with
proposal to participate in the concert.
Rzayev told APA that the Music Institute organizes a concert every
year on the Hiroshima day. Various professionals are invited from
the conflicting countries to the concert: "Either journalists, or
musicians are invited every year. Swedish, Azerbaijani and Armenian
musicians were invited to the concert this year. The concert aimed
at popularization of its culture by every people. Five Azerbaijani
musicians led by Emin Afrasiyab were invited to the concert and they
will popularize Azerbaijan's music and culture. The most important
is that Azerbaijan's national music instruments, balaban, zurna, ud,
tar will be performed here. Our aim is to popularize our folk songs
like "Sari gelin", "Gozalim sensen", "Evleri khana-khana", as well
as popularize in jazz arrangement and language that is understood
by Europeans".
Shahin Rzayev said that this is not a joint concert with Armenians:
"Armenians write that we will give a concert together with them, it's
not so, we have a different program. First Armenian, than Swedish
and Finnish, and the last Azerbaijani musicians will perform in the
concert to be held on August 10. According to concert program rules,
weak musicians perform first, but than the strong ones. The concert
organizers decided that our musicians will be called the last to
the stage, because their level is higher than the level of Armenian
musicians.
Jazzman Emin Afrasiyab told APA that earlier he rejected the
invitation, but than he heard that Armenians would introduce tar
as their musical instrument at the concert. I couldn't stand this
and thought that we must respond them and show that tar belongs to
Azerbaijani culture. I decided to participate at the concert together
with tar player Malik Mansurov, balaban player Shirzad Fataliyev and
other musicians in order to prove the true owners of these musical
instruments".
Emin Afrasiyab said that the concert will be held on August 10.
Azerbaijani musicians will perform "Sari galin", Gozallim sansan",
"Evlari var xana-xana" songs, "Segah" in tar and other mugam songs.
Jazzmen said that the popularization of Azerbaijani musical instruments
was held at the forum before the concert: "We demonstrated balaban,
zurna, tutak, udu and declared that these instruments belong to
Azerbaijani people. There are 1-2 days left before the concert.
Armenian tar player broke his hand for unknown reasons and will not
be able to perform at the concert".