Rüstəm Quliyev, by Rüstəm Quliyev

Rüstəm Quliyev

by Rüstəm Quliyev

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Cosmographer This record makes a point about the primacy of pure musicianship over "production value" - it feels like little money went into the recording yet the charm and power of Mr. Quliyev's music are undeniable. AND LOOK AT THIS COVER. Dude is a total badass and this music NEEDS to be better known. This album fucking rules and the playing here will chop your head off!

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1.	Ay Dili Dili 03:59
2.	Amam Tello 06:40
3.	İran Teraneleri 04:52	buy track
4.	Baş Sarıtel 03:54
5.	Yanıq Kərəmi 06:51	buy track
6.	Fars Musiqisi 06:21
7.	Neyçün Gəlməz 07:15

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!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!: album is free to stream here but tapes are sold out and the album has been remastered and rereleased by Bongo Joes - visit thier bandcamp to download/purchase. Price has been changed to a ridiculous amount in order to allow us to keep a record of the initial release here.

MOTLP01 - RÜSTƏM QULIYEV

Rüstəm Quliyev was born in 1969 in the village of Kosalar, Nagorno Karabakh. At the age of seven he had already mastered the tar before moving on to play the saz. He first encountered guitar during his military service for the USSR in Russia and quickly made a name for himself as a guitarist after returning to Azerbaijan. During the early 1990s, after years of intense fighting, he had to flee his home due to the conflict in Karabakh and settled in the capital city Baku. There his guitar playing took on a new character. He played at weddings, made TV appearances, and recorded numerous cassettes with small local labels.

Rüstəm’s guitar playing not only drew on the rich traditional music of Azerbaijan but his thirst and passion for music also meant that he incorporated styles from across the globe into his repertoire: from Bollywood disco tunes and Afghan pop songs to Iranian street melodies and Spanish flamenco. He crafted a unique sound within an already idiosyncratic subculture of Azerbaijani electric guitar music. Sadly, his career was brought to a sudden end in 2005 after a short battle with lung cancer. His music, however, lives on remaining popular throughout the country.

This cassette of archival recordings, produced in collaboration with Rüstəm Quliyev’s family, marks the first international release of this guitar legend's music.

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released June 1, 2019

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Mountains of Tongues is dedicated to preserving and promoting lesser known music from the Caucasus region.

We focus on music and its role in the everyday lives of people living in the region, with an intentional disregard for rigid notions of authenticty or genre; sounds from the intersection of the modern/traditional, the participatory/presentational, and the sacred/secular. ... more

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