Documentary on Azerbaijani music broadcasted in Germany
The German TV Berlin channel broadcasted a documentary highlighting jazz tradition in Azerbaijan and its rare synthesis with Mugham, AzerTag state news agency reported.
The documentary entitled "Yellow bride - a bride with golden hair. Jazz-mugham in Azerbaijan was shot by producer Klaus Bernhard.
The film features the history of jazz and Mugham in Azerbaijan, and features interviews with esteemed artists, including Alim Gasimov, Salman Gambarov, Rain Sultanov, Farhad Badalbayli and Isfar Sarabski.
The documentary also provides an insight into Azerbaijan`s history and culture. It says that Shusha, the cradle of Azerbaijani music, and Nagorno-Karabakh, the motherland of eminent Azerbaijani musicians, are under occupation of the Armenian armed forces.
The film was produced jointly by Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism, German production company Das-Apartment and Azerbaijani film studio Salname. It was supported by the German-Azerbaijani Forum, German company E.ON, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan and the country`s embassy to Germany.