Alla Meykhana means "like meykhana" or "sort of meykhana". Meykhana is the folk genre based on rhythmical beats of Aruz/ghazal form of poetry through minimalistic repetitions of simple melody. Mostly developing around Absheron region of the capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku, meykhana performers used the large spectrum of social, political, humanistic, satirical, romantic subjects accompanying themselves by simple drums or just with finger snapping (findiqcha). Alla Meykhana for solo piano represents special expressive atmosphere of meykhana events, musical declamation, and typical rhythmical beats of this old traditional genre.
Performer: Rena Rzayeva
Video and some photos by Rahilia Hasanova
