The Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Culture Ministry will hold
Kharibulbul International Music Festival on May 9-11 in Shusha.
The festival program includes spectacular concert programs,
exhibitions and various presentations, Azernews reports.
In 2023, the city of Shusha was declared the Cultural Capital of
the Turkic World 2023 by the International Organization of Turkish
Culture (TURKSOY). The creative collectives of the TURKSOY member
countries, the Turkic-speaking countries and peoples of the region
will also participate in the festival.
The official opening of the "Shusha - the Cultural Capital of
the Turkic World - 2023" event will take place on May 12.
The festival has been held since 1989 with the participation of
musicians from Japan, the USA, Turkiye, Germany, Israel, Italy,
Spain, etc. The cultural event was of great importance not only in
Azerbaijan but all over the world.
However, the city was captured by Armenia on May 8, 1992. Shusha
was liberated by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on November 8,
2020.
Since 2020, Shusha has miraculously changed and started to
flourish again.
The city once welcomed talented musicians from all over the
world in 2021 after the city's liberation.
Last year, the music festival brought together Azerbaijani and
international musicians from 10 countries in Azerbaijan's cultural
cradle.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban
Aliyeva attended the opening of the festival.
In 2023, the festival will be organized by the Azerbaijan
Culture Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Special
representation of the President of Azerbaijan in Shusha, and the
Shusha City State Reserve.
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