Khari Bulbul Music Festival

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Khari Bulbul Music Festival
Xarıbülbül Musiqi Festivalı
DatesMay
Location(s)Shusha, Aghdam, Aghjabadi, Barda
Years active1989–1991
2021–present
Founded byMinistry of Culture of the Azerbaijan SSR
Organised byHeydar Aliyev Foundation

The Khari Bulbul Music Festival (Azerbaijani: Xarıbülbül Musiqi Festivalı) is an international music festival held in Shusha and other cities of the Karabakh region. The festival was first held in 1989 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani khananda Seyid Shushinski, and it was held annually until 1992, when the city was captured during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The festival was reinstated in Shusha, the cultural capital of Azerbaijan,[1] on 12 May 2022, when Azerbaijan regained control over the city during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

History[edit]

The Khari Bulbul Music Festival was founded in 1989 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani khananda Seyid Shushinski.[2] The festival's planning began in early 1989. It took place in May of the same year, during the flowering season of Shusha's symbolic Khari Bulbul flower (Ophrys caucasica).[3] In addition to local performers, the 1989 festival featured music groups from the Kyrgyz SSR, Kazakh SSR, Bashkir ASSR, Lithuanian SSR, and Belarusian SSR, with approximately 100 people attending. The concerts were held in seven different venues on the Jidir Plain.[citation needed] The festival began with a performance by young singers aged 12 to 15, who sang the mugham "Karabakh Shikastasi".[3] Competitions on Karabakh horses were held on the first day of the festival.[2] The attendees were mostly Shusha residents.[3]

The festival in 1990-1991[edit]

In 1990, the Khari Bulbul Festival gained international status. Later, the event took place with the participation of Japan, the United States, Turkey, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Austria, Afghanistan and the USSR countries.[4]

The festival could not be held in Shusha after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. It was held in Aghdam during the war, until the city was captured by Armenian forces.[5] Among the performances at the Aghdam festival, the song "Sona Bulbullar" by People's Artist of Azerbaijan Gadir Rustamov, which is included in the "Golden Fund" of Azerbaijani music, stood out.[4] Some festival concerts were held in other cities of Karabakh, including Barda and Aghjabadi. Around 170 people from all over the world attended the festival in total.[3]

The third festival was held in 1991. Around 300 people from 25 countries attended the event. The festival was held in Mingachevir, from which participants travelled to Karabakh. The concerts were held in stadiums due to the large number of attendees. The final concerts of 1990-1991 were held at Baku's Republic Palace.[3]

Hiatus[edit]

The fourth festival, to be held on 15 May 1992, was to be the largest. It was planned for 500 people from more than 30 countries to attend. However, due to the outbreak of the Karabakh war and the capture of Shusha by Armenian forces on 8 May, the festival was cancelled.[3]

Restoration of the festival[edit]

Performance of Alim Qasimov and Farghana Qasimova at Khari Bulbul Festival

Azerbaijan reclaimed Shusha on 8 November 2020. President Ilham Aliyev recalled the need to "revive" the Khari Bulbul Festival in Shusha and noted the need to re-establish the "tradition" of this folklore festival during a meeting with Azerbaijani Minister of Culture Anar Karimov in January 2021.[3] The Vagif Poetry Days and the Khari Bulbul Festival were reinstated by Presidential order.[6] The Heydar Aliyev Foundation subsequently organised the festival on 12–13 May 2021.[7] The Khari Bulbul festival began with a speech by Azerbaijan's President, Ilham Aliyev.[8] On 13 May, the festival concluded with a gala concert.[9]

On 12–14 May 2022, the fifth Khari Bulbul Music Festival took place in Shusha.[10] The festival's opening concert began with the "Vatan Suite" performed by the Azerbaijan State Song and Dance Ensemble named after Fikret Amirov [az]. The song "Karabakh Shikastasi" was then performed by khanandas Ilkin Ahmadov, Babek Niftaliyev [az], and Sabina Arabli. The Turkic World Music and Folk Dance Ensemble represented Turkey at the festival and performed the "Van yöresi" folk dance.[11]

Gallery[edit]

  • The kamancha ensemble, led by Elshan Mansurov [az], performs the folk dance melody "Uzundara"
    The kamancha ensemble, led by Elshan Mansurov [az], performs the folk dance melody "Uzundara"
  • Jahan, an Avar folklore group, performs the song "Dun guri yo" on dambur [ru]
    Jahan, an Avar folklore group, performs the song "Dun guri yo" on dambur [ru]
  • Tunar Rahmanoglu sings a Kurdish song "Rinda Min"
    Tunar Rahmanoglu sings a Kurdish song "Rinda Min"
  • The "Mel" folk group performs a Lezgin folk song "Perizada"
    The "Mel" folk group performs a Lezgin folk song "Perizada"
  • The Shividkatsa choir sings a Georgian folk song
    The Shividkatsa choir sings a Georgian folk song

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Şuşa şəhərinin Azərbaycanın mədəniyyət paytaxtı elan edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". azertag.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b Фархад Бадалбейли рассказал о Днях поэзии Вагифа в Шуше. Как проходил фестиваль "Хары бюльбюль"
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Полад Бюльбюльоглы: "Мне пришлось отменить "Хары Бюльбюль" в Шуше"
  4. ^ a b Tarixi "Xarı bülbül" festivalı
  5. ^ "Külə dönmüş Çörək Muzeyi..."
  6. ^ "39 illik tarixi olan Vaqif Poeziya Günləri yenidən Şuşada". Qafqazinfo (in Azerbaijani). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  7. ^ "При организации Фонда Гейдара Алиева в Шуше пройдет музыкальный фестиваль "Харыбюльбюль"". Heydər Əliyev Fondu. 7 May 2021.
  8. ^ Azərbaycan Prezidenti İlham Əliyev və birinci xanım Mehriban Əliyeva Şuşada "Xarıbülbül" festivalının açılışında iştirak ediblər
  9. ^ Şuşanın Cıdır düzündə "Xarıbülbül" musiqi festivalı qala-konsertlə başa çatıb
  10. ^ "Сегодня в Шуше стартует Международный фольклорный фестиваль "Харыбюльбюль"". Report News Agency (in Russian). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  11. ^ ""Xarıbülbül" Beynəlxalq Folklor Festivalının açılış konserti başa çatıb - YENİLƏNİB + FOTO/VİDEO". Oxu.Az (in Azerbaijani). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

External links[edit]

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