Alim and Fargana Qasimov: The Spiritual Music of Azerbaijan
Saturday, March 6, 8 p.m.
MusicUnitesUS. “To be a musician, there has to be a fire burning in you,” says Alim Qasimov, who has been hailed as one of the 20th century’s greatest singers. He has revealed powerful dimensions to Azerbaijan’s classical vocal music, mugham, which originated in the great cultural centers of North Africa, the Middle East, West Asia, and Central Asia more than a millennium ago.
For this U.S. residency, Fargana Qasimov joins her father on vocals, together with a four-person ensemble. The residency is curated by ethnomusicologist Theodore Levin of Dartmouth College and produced in collaboration with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Brandeis sponsors open classes, lectures, and symposia on related topics.
Contact: Judy Eissenberg eissenberg@brandeis.edu 781-736-3315
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