More than 20 years ago, Kronos Quartet's David Harrington heard Azerbaijan's great singer Alim Qasimov perform mugham — Azeri poetry as song — for the first time. Meanwhile, Qasimov had a dream. He'd ...

I listen with attention and wonder to Mualif, the fifth piece (shu’be) in a mugham chargah suite sung by Alim Qasimov and his daughter, Fargana, who will present a joint world music concert at ...

Note: The following remarks are excerpted and adapted from the program notes that accompanied the Alim Qasimov Ensemble's performance at Asia Society New York on March 12, 2010. Alim Qasimov and his ...

Alim Qasimov, Azerbaijan's best-known and most beloved singer, and his daughter Fargana Qasimov bring a charged charisma and transcendent vocal quality to performances of classical mugham and songs ...

Azerbaijan's living vocal treasure has few peers in any genre; Alim Qasimov is a singular blend of 'classical' erudition, skill, refinement, volcanic passion and spontaneity. He and Fergana Qasimov ...

Their single is scheduled to be released on Friday by the Cultural and Artistic Institute of Ahang Eshtiagh (Aerecords), a company working in the fields of audio and video productions and publications ...

"FIZULI!" Alim Qasimov shouts the word and seems to have taken leave of his senses as he mimes a martial art move in the street. I'm already distracted by the startling sight of young Baku beauties in ...

The words Alim Qasimov sang on Friday night at Asia Society were nearly five centuries old, written by a poet from Baghdad, Muhammad Fuzuli, who proclaimed, “Let my miserable heart burn in the fire of ...

Alim Qasimov is revered around the world for his mastery of mugham. Catch his one-night only performance at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas on Sept 7. Photo: Alim Qasimov Ensemble Back in 2012, Bjork, the ...

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Alim Qasimov and his daughter Fargana exemplify the explosive artistic energy that results when a powerful musical model ignites the spark of young talent. "To be a musician, there has to be a fire ...