(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Director of the International Mugham Center, Honored Artist, tar
player Sahib Pashazade, and the center's soloist, Honored Artist,
drummer Kamran Karimov have successfully represented Azerbaijan at
the first-ever World Culture Festival held in Karachi, Pakistan,
Azernews reports citing Azertag .
The festival, organized by the "Art Council Pakistan", will
continue until October 30 and will feature
Over 450 artists from 40 countries are taking part in the
festival, which runs until October 30.
During the festival, Honored Artists Sahib Pashazade and Kamran
Karimov conducted a master class on Azerbaijani instruments and
music at the Arts University located in Karachi.
The musicians also performed the famous "Qawwali" piece by
Pakistan's renowned performer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan."
The festival program also includes seminars on Western classical
music and theater art, as well as the exhibition "Masters and
Modern Artists", which showcases the rarest artworks from the
subcontinent.
Sahib Pashazada successfully tours many countries like Turkiye,
Morocco, China, Lithuania, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Japan,
Austria, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Georgia, Kazakhstan, etc.
In 2011, Sahib Pashazade was awarded with the title of Honored
Artist of Azerbaijan. He is an associate professor of the
Azerbaijan National Conservatory.
Sahib Pashazade was also awarded the "Progress" medal of the
Republic of Azerbaijan.
Pashazade became the first Azerbaijani musician, who has been
awarded a medal for high performing skills during a concert program
dedicated to the International Day of Peace.
In 2023, Sahib Pashazade was appointed director of the
International Mugham Center.
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on
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