meykhana
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Meykhana () is a distinctive Azerbaijani literary and folk rap tradition, consisting of an unaccompanied song performed by one or more people improvising on a particular subject. Meykhana is variation of the aytysh genre of music, which is distinct from spoken word poetry in that it is performed in time to a beat, and competitive.
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Soviet pressure (1940–1991)
- Popular acceptance (1991–2001)
- Contemporary mainstream meykhana (2001–present)
- Derivatives and offshoots
- Censorship of meykhana
- Delivery
- Social impact
- Notable performers
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Meykhana () is a distinctive Azerbaijani literary and folk rap tradition, consisting of an unaccompanied song performed by one or more people improvising on a particular subject. Meykhana is variation of the aytysh genre of music, which is distinct from spoken word poetry in that it is performed in time to a beat, and competitive.
Meykhana is often compared to hip hop music, also known as national rap among Azerbaijani residents, as it also includes performers that is spoken lyrically, in rhyme and verse, generally to an instrumental or synthesized beat. Performers also incorporate synthesizers, drum machines, and live bands. Meykhana masters may write, memorize, or improvise their lyrics and perform their works a cappella or to a beat.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “meykhana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.