Episode 21 | Polina Dessiatnitchenko, Ethnomusicologist, Tar Player, and Mugham Enthusiast!

Polina Dessiatnitchenko (polinadessi.com) is a Ukrainian-Canadian ethnomusicologist and player of the 11-stringed tar, an archetypally Caucasian musical instrument typically used to accompany Azerbaijani mugham. In this unique edition of the Caspian Podcast Polina explains with demonstrations various musical motifs with which tar players build up the structure of that Unesco-listed form of very traditional yet partly improvised music. Polina also explains a little about the linkages between mugham and ghazal poetry and reveals that learning these art forms is an all-encompassing spiritual endeavour rather like becoming the devotee of a guru.
To see Polina performing Shchedryk on a snow-covered Azerbaijani mountaintop, go to • Shchedryk on Azerbaija...
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Hi dear Mark. Hi Polina hanum. Our best wishes to you.

[@ikramness1969]

Great representation of mugham. Good luck 🍀

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Maşallah, həlal olsun.!

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Impressive, amazing sound of the tar...

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Amazing! Pure dedication !

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Bravo 👏 Thank you very much 🌹

[@Vadim_Nazarli]

Super❤

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We love you so much, Polina!

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Wow - so interesting, thank you.

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У меня нет слов , просто молодец!

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It was great interview! Bravo Polina!

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Полина ты не только красиво играешь но и прекрасно говоришь по Азербайджански. ❤ Дагестан

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Well Done

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Полина 💕☝👏

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👍👍👍🤝

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Thank you very much

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Слава Украине! Азербайджанцы сострадают происходящим событиям в Украине.

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Ay da BRAVOOO, ay da UMNICKA POLINA XANUM !!! VIBRALI I POLYUBILI I NACALI IQRAT NA NARODNOM AZERBAYCANSKOM MUZIKALNOM INSTRUMENTE T A R !!!! U VAS OCEN ZDOROVO POLUCAYETSYA, NE SMOTRYA BI UKRAINKA. IQRAYETE NA TARE KAK NASTOYASHAYA AZERBAYCANKA. UDACI I USOEXOV VAM V DALNEYSHEM TVORCESTVE. BRAVOOO POLINA XANUM!!!