Friday marks 173 years since the passing of legendary composer Ismail Dede Efendi, known by many as the father of Ottoman classical music. “Dede Efendi is the pioneer of the Ottoman classical music,” ...

“Dede Efendi, with his special talent in music, received the special attention of Ali Nutki Dede,” a prominent poet and musician, he added. Friday marks 173 years since the passing of legendary ...

With her song, 'Cleopatra', Efendi was chosen to represent Azerbaijan in 2020. In light of the unfortunate cancellation of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest, we wish to highlight the impressive acts ...

Music First, always! These three words from Duncan Laurence's victory speech at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 inspired us to start a new series about music. In this episode, Efendi from Azerbaijan ...