First time in the studio

So, yesterday I was on the Lider TV channel. I was really nervous about that I can tell you! But it all worked out pretty well. The presenter, Lamiya, was very professional and she had a great sense of humor.

To prepare for a TV show you need to go to a studio to make a recording. So, I had my first experience singing and playing kamancha  for a studio recording. Again, I was nervous at first but it actually was fun. Here are the results!

Sən Mənim, Mən Sənin

mus: Tofiq Quliyev
söz: Zeynal Cabbazadə



Bir Könül Sındırmışam

mus: Ramiz Mirişli
söz: İslam Səfərli



Bayatı-Kürd Muğam



Rahab Muğam

A new mugham - Bayati Qacar

I'm learning a new mugham. I've got 4 parts down so far: Bardaşt, Maye, Pəncigah, and Hüseyni. It is fun to play, but the Pəncigah and Hüseyni are different from other mughams and a bit hard to remember. I hesitate a bit in this video because I have just learned this a few days ago. As usual I am very camera shy, so this is basically me playing in the dark. Sorry!

I would love to hear some feedback from native Azerbaijanis.

New song - Shur tesnifi

OK, I just learned this new song - and it ain't easy to sing! Quite fast and a lot of difficult-to-pronounce words. So be kind in your comments!

Wonderful song though. Will keep working on it.

Watch it here and below.

More Shur

Sure is hot and dusty in Baku. And sure is a great time to play some Shur Mugham!

Friends have been pestering me to show my face on a video, so here goes. As you can see from the big sigh at the beginning, I'm not very happy about this! Ha ha! Too bad Colleen!

Deməli, Aytan, Nigar, Hafiz və sair... bax bunu!