Wednesday, March 25, 2009

FESTIVAL: Winners of the international festival "The World of Mugham" announced (anspress.com)

Azerbaijani singer Tayyar Bayramov won the Grand Prix of the International Mugham Festival by the jury`s unanimous decision.
Azerbaijani singer Tayyar Bayramov has won the Grand Prix of the International Mugham Festival by the jury`s unanimous decision.
Bayramov was awarded with €20,000 in prize money and the festival`s emblem.
The top three winners of the festival - Uzbek Yulduz Turdiyeva, Iranian Muhammad Motamedi and Egyptian Mustafa Said - were awarded €15,000, €10,000, and €5,000 respectively.
Remind that, “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 announced the contest`s winners 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.

source: anspress.com

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