Muslim Magomayev
The Baku baritone who became the voice of several generations — from opera to pop.
muslum-maqomayev.tut.az
People
Names and lives
Poets, composers, scientists, sportsmen — the people of Baku and the country.
Vagif Mustafazadeh
The inventor of jazz-mugham, joining piano improvisation to the modes of mugham.
vaqif-mustafazade.tut.az
Kara Karayev
The composer whose ballets and symphonic music carried the Azerbaijani school into the 20th century.
qara-qarayev.tut.az
Nizami Ganjavi
The 12th-century poet behind the Khamsa — born in Ganja and buried there.
nizami-gencevi.tut.az
Uzeyir Hajibeyli
Composer of the first opera in the Muslim East and founder of Azerbaijani classical music.
uzeyir-hacibeyli.tut.az