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By Nigar Orujova

A tradition of holding Azerbaijani folk music Mugham concerts in French Theatre des Abbesses in Paris is continuing with a concert of young performer Arzu Aliyeva.

The mugham, whose roots go far back into history, is a pearl of Azerbaijani musical art and is frequently applied music among singers and bands all over the world.

The theater has already witnessed concerts of Azerbaijani People Artists Agakhan Abdullayev and Alim Qasimov, who familiarized French audience with the national music.

Talented khanende (singer) Arzu Aliyeva accompanied by national music performers Shirzad Fataliyev on balaban, Elshan Mansurov on kemancha and Rovshan Gurbanov on tar amused French music lovers on January 12.

It was already the second performance of Azerbaijani Mughan by Aliyeva in the theater, and the public met favored singer with enthusiasm. The special attention of the concert's visitors aroused national music instrument balaban.

Earlier on January 10, Arzu Aliyeva also presented Mugham in Eure, a department in the north of France.

The concert was support by the embassy of Azerbaijan in Paris. The country trend to popularize its national music around the world, and a number of national music concerts were held in France in 2013. One of the most outstanding concert of the last year in France was Mugham singer Alim Gasimov and his daughter Fargana Gasimova performance at the Festival d'Ile de France in September.