Dayirman

Dayirman
Dayirman
Origin	Baku, Azerbaijan
Genres	Hip Hop, Political Rap
Years active	1996–2012
Past members	Miri Yusif; Anar Abdullah; L-Mir; ABD Malik

Dayirman (Azerbaijani: Dəyirman) was the first Azerbaijani hip hop group, based in Baku and was founded in 1996 by four friends. The word Dayirman means windmill in Azerbaijani language.^[1] The group fuses hip-hop with elements of traditional Meykhana poetry.^[2]

In 2010 Dayirman produced the video "Justice to Khojaly" with Toni Blackman to commemorate the victims of the Khojaly massacre.^[3]

Discography

"Qurd" (2001)

References

^ Blair, Betty (19 March 2001). "Dayirman: Rap Music for New Generation". Azer.com. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
^ Rustamova, Narmina (25 February 2004). "Dayirman: Combining Rap, Tradition and Frustration in Azerbaijan". The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst. Johns Hopkins University.
^ "Creative staff of rap song "Justice to Khojaly" created in Azerbaijan signs appeal to U.S, European and OIC parliamentarians". Trend. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2011.

External links

Dayirman on Facebook

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[Azer.com-1] Blair, Betty (19 March 2001). "Dayirman: Rap Music for New Generation". Azer.com. Retrieved 20 April 2009.

[2] Rustamova, Narmina (25 February 2004). "Dayirman: Combining Rap, Tradition and Frustration in Azerbaijan". The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst. Johns Hopkins University.

[3] "Creative staff of rap song "Justice to Khojaly" created in Azerbaijan signs appeal to U.S, European and OIC parliamentarians". Trend. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2011.

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