Azerbaijani Musical Instruments

Ancient Roots: The history of Azerbaijani musical art has a rich and centuries-old development path. Rock paintings of Gobustan and Gamigaya are the oldest witnesses of our musical culture.

Renaissance of Music Science: In the 13th-15th centuries, geniuses like Safiaddin Urmawi and Abdulkadir Maraghai laid the foundation of Azerbaijani music science and systematized it.

Mugham — National Heritage: Mugham, the cornerstone of Azerbaijani national music, has been included in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Modern Era: From Uzeyir Hajibeyli to Gara Garayev, our composers have raised our national music to a global level, creating jazz-mugham and other modern syntheses.