Khananda
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A khananda is a name generally given to singers of mugham, a folk music genre similar to maqam. The word is of Persian origin and means "singer". When performing traditional mugham, a khananda is acco
A traditional Azeri mugham trio with the khananda (left) as the daf-player
Stamps of Azerbaijan, 2014 1143 souvenir sheet
Mugham
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Mugham or Mughamat is one of the many classical compositions from Azerbaijan, contrasting with tasnif and ashik.
Khananda
…Azerbaijani: xanəndə خواننده ; Persian: خواننده; alternative spellings in English: khanende, khanande, khanandeh) is a name generally given to singers of mugham, a folk music genre similar to maqam. The word is of Persian origin and means "singer". When performing traditional mugham, a khananda is accompanied…
Mugham performer khananda Seyid Shushinski (second from left) with his ensemble in 1916
Persian performance, 16th century CE
Alim Gasimov performs mugham in Eurovision Song Contest.
Mugham performers in Baku. From left (tar, daf, kamancha).