Guitar

2019

44 min

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Since the late 1960s the guitar has been adopted and transformed by musicians across the Caucasus. Inspired by traditional genres, such as the courtly mugham and the songs and tunes of ashiq bards, guitarists have developed a unique sound, new techniques and styles of playing. Gitara traces the development of this musical subculture, following the lives of guitarists from the suburbs of Azerbaijan's capital Baku to the rural villages of Borçalı (Kvemo Kartli) in Georgia.

Budget

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Genre

Documentary

Director

Stefan Williamson Fa

Country

Azerbaijan

Cast & Crew

Rahman Mammadli

Rafig Huseynov

Sucaddin Mammadov

Fikrat Guliyev

Ramal Isgandarli

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Guitar

Since the late 1960s the guitar has been adopted and transformed by musicians across the Caucasus. Inspired by traditional genres, such as the courtly mugham and the songs and tunes of ashiq bards, guitarists have developed a unique sound, new techniques and styles of playing. Gitara traces the development of this musical subculture, following the lives of guitarists from the suburbs of Azerbaijan's capital Baku to the rural villages of Borçalı (Kvemo Kartli) in Georgia.

  • Rahman Mammadli

  • Rafig Huseynov

  • Sucaddin Mammadov

  • Fikrat Guliyev

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