🇦🇿 What does traditional Azerbaijan music sound like?

By , founder, Gokoro Apps ·

Here are three recordings of traditional music from Azerbaijan, performed by Khan Shushinsky, today already is a folk song and folk song and others. Each is a free, public-archive recording (Public domain); press play to hear the 15 second cut used in TuneGuesser, or follow the source link for the full recording.

The three recordings from Azerbaijan

3 recordings from Azerbaijan are in rotation. They come from Wikimedia Commons and are credited as the archive credits them.

  1. Xan Shushinski Shushanin Daglari

    Khan Shushinsky, today already is a folk song · recorded Unkn

    Azerbaijani folk song - "Tops of the mountains of Shusha are covered by snow"

    Licence: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons. 15 second clip, loudness normalised; the full recording is at the source.

  2. Roya Ayxan - İrevanda Xal Qalmadı

    folk song · recorded Unkn

    Azerbaijani folk song - İrevanda Xal Qalmadı

    Licence: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons. 15 second clip, loudness normalised; the full recording is at the source.

  3. Azerbaijan folk dance Naz eleme

    Folk dance · recorded Unkn

    Azerbaijan folk dance Naz eleme

    Licence: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons. 15 second clip, loudness normalised; the full recording is at the source.

Where Azerbaijan is, and what it borders

Azerbaijan is in Western Asia. It is landlocked and borders 5 countries: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Türkiye. Neighbouring music often shares instruments and scales, which is why the game shows distance after a wrong guess.

Frequently asked questions

Can I hear the full recordings from Azerbaijan?

Yes. Each recording above links to its page on Wikimedia Commons, where the complete file plays and downloads for free. The game only cuts 15 seconds.

Is the music from Azerbaijan free to use?

The recordings here are Public domain. Public domain and CC0 need nothing; CC BY and CC BY-SA need the credit shown here, and CC BY-SA adaptations must stay under the same licence.

Is Azerbaijan in today’s TuneGuesser?

Azerbaijan is one of the countries in the daily draw. Which three countries play today stays secret until you play; past days are listed in the archive with their answers.

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