Azerbaijan

Some 58,109 trees of 14 species were planted in Azerbaijan within the tree-planting campaign on the occasion of Remembrance Day on September 27, Azertag has reported. A campaign was held in 76 cities and regions of Azerbaijan. Of the total number of planted trees, 6,950 trees were planted in Baku …

The beauty and grace of the Karabakh horse have been glorified worldwide. This magnificent horse breed is considered one of the rare horse breeds in the world and the oldest in Asia and the Caucasus. Karabakh horse has inspired Latvian artist and photographer Dace Strausa to create a series of paintings dedicated …

National Music Day has been celebrated at YARAT Contemporary Art Space. Head of the international relations department of the Azerbaijan National Conservatory, curator of art projects, expert of the Culture Ministry on Intangible Cultural Heritage Jahangir Selimkhanov addressed the event. The musicologist provided insight into the history of the Azerbaijani music and the …

Great Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibayli’s “Koroghlu” opera has been released on world music platforms such as Apple Music, Spotify, Yandex Music, Tidal, etc. Honored Artist, famous conductor Ayyub Guliyev, Honored Cultural worker, sound engineer Faig Babayev took part in the project initiated by the director of the Heydar Aliyev Palace Ramil Gasimov. The main …

At the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation within the framework of the event dedicated to the outstanding cultural figure of Azerbaijan and the entire Turkic world, composer, musicologist, publicist, playwright, pedagogue, author of the first opera and operetta in the East, founder of the Azerbaijan national music school Uzeyir …

BBC News has posted an article headlined “Azerbaijan’s culture blends the past and present to create unforgettable visitor experiences”. The article reads: “Azerbaijan is a country with a rich and diverse cultural history. The sheer breadth of the country’s cultural delights, from its cuisine to its traditional crafts; its natural …

An international symposium on the ‘Azerbaijan-Turkey ties and international relations will be held in Azerbaijan’s liberated Aghdam district between September 15-18, Trend reports. The symposium will be organized by the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, the Turkish Higher Academy of Culture, Language and History named after …

Baku’s most anticipated jazz festival is back with an incredibly rich program. The music festival has a lineup of some of the internationally acclaimed musicians from Azerbaijan, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Turkey, Russia, Israel and Luxembourg. Fetiblue Band, Dock in Absolute, Rain Sultanov, Sinem Islamoglu, Isfar Sarabski Trio, Nijat Aslanov Group, delighted jazz lovers on September 10-12. Moreover, “I am Jazzman” gala concert was …

Azerbaijan’s Yashat Foundation, which was set up to help families of soldiers killed and injured during the last year’s 44-day Karabakh war, continues to send seriously injured war veterans to Turkey for treatment. Five more veterans – Arshad Idrisov, Rahib Misirzade, Nurlan Amanli, Jeyhun Samadov and Saddam Azizli will receive treatment in Turkey. The foundation will monitor …

The 16th International Baku Jazz Festival will be held on September 10-18 with the support of the Ministry of Culture. The Festival is dedicated to the memory of the heroic martyrs of Azerbaijan, as well as the spirit of jazz music that does not bend under the weight of difficult …