Enver Izmaylov. Around the Black Sea.

Release of a new album by Enver Izmailov simply cannot but make us happy – it seems that this person is just not able to produce bad music. Unlike the previous album, this time he again plays not alone – but, as known, good butter will not spoil porridge. And, in the end, he, his mastery are all the same in the spotlight. When you listen to this music, you see not rapid motions of fingers, not technical virtuosity – but the soul, warm and sincere. You see an attentive glance, the ability to perceive other person's pain as your own, you feel soft humor – and the ability to perceive, accept, not to condemn. It seems to me that this is music of a person who wanders around the world not closing his eyes. Who has seen almost everything – but does not get tired, is not lazy to study on, every day, at every new meeting. And that is why he is able to see in a person – a person, not external circumstances. To see the main thing – and to convey this main thing in his art. To feel love – and to implements it in his own life. Isn't it what a real citizen of the world should be – and isn't it how everybody who comes into this world should live? However, each of us reasons about it him/herself, on one's own – therefore, I do not impose it. And I will only one thing say about "Around the Black Sea": it is a pity that separate plays, and the whole of the disc, end earlier then one would like it to. And when you clearly realize that an hour - it is so little...

Anton Jozhik Leyba (Hedgehog)

Enver Izmaylov – electric guitars, vocal, percussions
Leniye Izmaylova – vocal (3,7,8)
Gasan Mamedov – violin (4)
Rustem Bari – percussions (3,4,8)