A haunting Christmas tune “Shchedryk” performed by Azerbaijani national instruments on the peaks of the mesmerizing Caucasus mountains.
Shchedryk was composed by Mykola Leontovich (1877-1921) based on a Ukrainian folk tune. It became known internationally as “Carol of the Bells.” Originally this was a “well-wishing” song about a swallow that flies into a household to announce a plentiful year ahead.
Musicians: Polina Dessiatnitchenko (tar), Togrul Asadullayev (kamancha), Chinara Heydarova and Vafa Shiraliyeva (kanun), Shafa Karimov (ud), Azad Alimammadov (balaban). Music arranger Sahib Pashazade.
Thank you to the Ukrainian Embassy in Azerbaijan for creating this project.
23 дек 2020
