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â€œAzerbaijani mughamâ€ concert held in Los Angeles â€“ PHOTOSESSION

â€œAzerbaijani mughamâ€ concert held in Los Angeles â€“ <font color=red>PHOTOSESSION</font>

05 November 2012 09:23 (UTC +04:00)

The Consulate General told APA that the concert was organized as a part of â€œThe Month of Azerbaijani Mugham in Californiaâ€ declared on the initiative of the Consulate General.

The concert was dedicated the 35th anniversary of space travel of Azerbaijani Mugham included into the Voyager Golden Record sent by NASA in 1977.

Consul General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles Nasimi Agayev made a keynote speech at the jubilee concert and spoke about the features and universal importance of space travel of Mugham into the Voyager Golden Record. Speaking about the our peopleâ€™s attention to protect and transmit Mughamâ€™s traditions to future generations, the diplomat noted that the first Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva has carried out many significant activities towards the promotion of Mugham both in our country and abroad.

Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Charles Elachi, the NASA Scientific centre located nearby Los Angeles and became popular by sending rover to Mars, made a speech. Elachi gave detailed information about the Voyager spacecraft and noted that inclusion of Azerbaijani Mugham into the Voyager Golden Ring was a significant event.

Following the speeches, the concert program has started. The performances of young Mugham singers Aytan Maharramova, Vusala Musayeva and Ilkin Ahmedov, as well as instrumentalists Imamyar Hasanov (kamancha), Elshan Gasimov (drum) and Rufat Hasanov (tar) amazed the audience.

According to information, some local Armenians organizations estimated Mugham concert at the famous UCLA University as a â€œpolitical statementâ€ of Azerbaijan and called on Armenians to protest against it. A group of Armenians held a protest actions outside the Schoenberg Hall and but they faced the participantsâ€™ indifference and protest.