Rahilia Hasanova

for solo piano

ca. 8'00"

Alla Meykhana means "like meykhana" or "sort of meykhana." Meykhana is the folk genre based on rhythmical beats of Aruz/ghazal form of poetry through minimalistic repetitions of simple melody. Mostly developing around the Absheron region of the capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku, meykhana performers used a large spectrum of social, political, humanistic, satirical, and romantic subjects, accompanying themselves with simple drums or just with finger snapping (findiqcha). Alla Meykhana for solo piano represents the special expressive atmosphere of meykhana events, musical declamation, and typical rhythmical beats of this old traditional genre.

Performer: Rena Rzayeva

Video and some photos by Rahilia Hasanova

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Click here to listen to a recording on YouTube.