Nourish Your Soul with Mugam, the National Music of Azerbaijan

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The Near and Middle East people have values that they have preserved for centuries. The most important is their music. Azerbaijan is no exception. Mugam appeals to all sectors of the Azerbaijan people. There are 7 main and 3 subsidiary types of Mugam in Azerbaijan.

 

Main Modes of Mugam

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• Rast

• Shur

• Segah

• Chahargah

• Bayaty-Shiraz

• Shushtar

• Humayun

 

Collateral Kinds of Mugam

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• Shahnaz

• Seranch

• Chahargah(in some other form)

 

In 2003 UNESCO decided to take Azerbaijan Mugam under its protection and announced this to the whole world.