BAKU Lifting his daf, a traditional Azerbaijani tambourine, to his ear, Mutalim Damirov begins to sing. As his voice rises to a long ululating lament, Damirov closes his eyes, lost in the ancient ...

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Azerbaijan’s statehood history is a cornerstone of its national identity. The country has undertaken numerous initiatives to ...