INTERNATIONAL MUGHAM FESTIVAL ENDS
Baku, March 24 (AZERTAC). “The World of Mugham” international festival has ended today at the Azerbaijan State Puppet Theatre.
The three-day contest featured performances by a total of 20 singers from Azerbaijan, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Turkey and Germany.
Azerbaijan was represented by five singers.
The jury consisting of Azerbaijan People`s Artists Siyavush Kerimi, Ramiz Zohrabov and Arif Babayev, and UNESCO representative, professor at the French National Centre for Scientific Research Jean During, Vice-President of the International Council for Traditional Music Wim van Zanten, Turkish music expert Fikret Karakaya and International Peace Music Award winner, German Michael Dreyer will announce the contest`s winners later today.
The organizers of the festival are the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Union of Composers of Azerbaijan. The organizational support was provided by the Azerbaijan Ministry of Education, National Academy of Sciences and
Fund of Azerbaijan Culture Friends.
The Grand Prix winner will receive €20,000 in prize money, while the top three winners €15,000, €10,000, and €5,000 respectively.
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