Simurg mugham ensemble dazzles at Living Art Cultural Festival

Living Art Cultural Festival 2023 has been held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The festival gathered leading dance and music troupes from around the globe, Azernews reports.

This event will create a platform for interaction between people of different cultures from across the globe so that we all come to understand, appreciate and celebrate the diversity of the world.

At the festival, non-UNESCO countries such as Malaysia, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Belarus, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, Mexico, Egypt, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan demonstrated colorful performances, national dances, and musical genres as part of the festival.

Simurg mugham ensemble representing Azerbaijan at UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The ensemble, which consists of Miralam Miralamov, Vafa Orujova, tar player Zaki Valiyev, kamancha player Elnur Mikayilov and drummer Kamran Karimov, won the hearts of music lovers.

Performances on Azerbaijani traditional music instruments and mugham art added a special color to the three-day festival.

Azerbaijan's participation in such a prestigious festival has once again demonstrated our national treasure, mugham, in the context of world culture.

The event organizers specially thanked the Azerbaijani side for their successful cooperation and support.