Dihaj
The musical group from Azerbaijan are mesmerising with their artistic nature. Their music ranges across incredibly deep and moving pieces, bright and quirky moments, mellow and contemporary songs and more.
‘We Shall See Them Sometimes’ is the latest single from the group and features Uran. This is a very special release to support those with mental health issues, it comes together with the following statement: A society’s mental state is determined by its attitude to people with mental health problems. The story follows a young boy who has had to battle mental problems for the most part of his life, but he is pushing through and following his dreams. The tones encompass the good and bad times very well together with the heartfelt video, the contrast with the tough rap vocal against the soft chorus further pulls at your emotions. The project is in partnership with the art therapy organisation Medeni Niyyet
Dihaj proudly represented their country in Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the powerful ‘Skeletons’ and their debut album ‘The End Of Sunsrise’ was also release later in the year. We had the pleasure of speaking with the group’s singer Diana.
Diana, tell us a little about yourself and how you started in music.
I was born in a family where everyone loves music with all their hearts. So at the age of 3 when I was singing, my dad recognized a song “You’re simply the best” by Tina Turner. So it was obvious that my parents brought mw to music school where at the very beginning I launched a folk/jazz ensemble called “Bary Bakh”. The time passed and I went through lots of transformations. I graduated from Baku Music Academy as a choir conductor, then from the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance in London, was developing my love for jazz music singing at Baku Jazz Center etc. In 2014 I finally understood that I am ready to make my own band and brand. So now Dihaj is existing.
Who are Dihaj and how did you all get together? What is the atmosphere when working together too?
Dihaj is the name of project lead by me. We are three of us. Ali on drums and fx, Anar on guitar and synth and me on vocals, keys and controllers. When we met we all were playing in different bakuish bands. The time came, we got a friendship and the same and familiar “mood” in creation of music. We started and there are no plans to stop. We
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