Around Nagorno-Karabakh, an all-out media war unfolds
BAKU, Azerbaijan — In a warehouse on the outskirts of this city, famed singer-songwriter Tunzala Aghayeva stood on a dais and adjusted the beret she wore atop a fitted, black-and-white camouflage coat and gray jumpsuit. Before her, an octet of burly men in matching fatigues and beige do-rags danced with gusto to orchestral strains and a martial drumbeat.
"Motherland, we are together," Aghayeva sang in a husky alto, as a camera operator panned across a plume of fire and a smoke machine. "Bright victory is with us, glorious motherland and soldier of Azerbaijan."
During a break from filming the music video, Aghayeva said that the "best type of music is the one which calls for peace and friendship." But this new release was to be a
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