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By Sabina Idayatova

The Latvian-Azerbaijani musical project "White Sounds. Latvia-Azerbaijan" was performed at the 13th Porta World Music Festival in Riga.

A combination of traditional Latvian folk-songs and Azerbaijani mugham, it was performed at the longest running, widest ranging professional festival in Latvia.


Young Azerbaijani mugham singer Leyla Aliyeva dedicated her performance to the National Flag Day of Azerbaijan, celebrated on November 9.

Azerbaijani ambassador to Latvia Elman Zeynalov, embassy employees, Latvian public figures, and representatives of the Azerbaijani Diaspora attended the event.

The festival offered a wide-ranging and varied program by artists from around the world in various venues throughout Riga.

The festival's concert and movie program included meetings with talented musicians from Azerbaijan, India, Israel, Russia, and Latvia.

The festival featured classical Indian music combined with more modern musical styles like jazz, funk and ethno, Balkan rhythms, and local post-folklore music.

The13th Porta World Music Festival was held on November 7-9, and was dedicated to Eastern culture and melodies.

The festival also screened documentaries about various cultures, traditions, and music from around the world.

The Porta World Music Festival is a contemporary traditional music festival which brings together various cultures, experiences, and eras.

The festival aims at educating the audience and also the musicians, because there are many creative impulses in the world of music that can serve as unexpected sources of inspiration and information. The festival's diverse program introduces new trends in the world of music to the audience.