Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Мейхана (поэзия)" in Russian language version.
Оригинальный текст (англ.)This did not stop jazz from developing, though. Vaqif Mustafazade (1940–79), a pianist, created a fusion of American jazz and traditional Azerbaijani improvisational music called “mugam jazz.” His music used improvised rhythms and scales with moody Muslim-style vocals based on traditional Azerbaijani meykhana, a rhythmic poetry similar to contemporary rap.