Music of Artsakh

Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh (/ˈɑːrtsæx/; Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետություն, romanized: Artsakhi Hanrapetutyun), also known as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (/nəˌɡɔːrnoʊ kærəˈbæk/; Russian: Нагорно-Карабахская Республика, romanized: Nagorno-Karabakhskaya Respublika, Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետություն),[1] is a de facto breakaway state in the South Caucasus currently populated by Armenians, but de jure considered a part of Azerbaijan. Shusha (called Shushi by Armenians), a small city in the western shores of Artsakh, which has interchangeably been under the control of Armenians and Azerbaijanis over the last century, has been considered a major music center and a "Conservatory of the Caucasus" by Azerbaijan.[2] Amongst the musicians that can trace their origins or families from historical Artsakh or the current Republic of Artsakh are Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Bulbul, Polad Bülbüloğlu and André.