The celebration dedicated to the 140th anniversary of founder of the Azerbaijani school of composition, musicologist-composer, and scholar Uzeyir Hajibeyli and prominent composer, conductor Muslum Magomayev was held in Afula, Israel. The event co-organized with the support of the Azerbaijani Cultural Center operating in this country, and Absorption Department of Afula Municipality.

Anniversary night, held at the Azerbaijani Cultural Center, kicked off with an introduction to mugham, an ancient musical genre. World-renowned Russian musicologist and artistic director of the "Russian Patterns" Moscow Region Philharmonic State Academic Orchestra, Ilya Yakovlevich Reybarkh delivered a two-hour lecture. He emphasized that mugham is an original folk music genre preserved in Azerbaijan, highlighting its significance as a fundamental part of Azerbaijani opera and national music, as well as a representation of the nation's spiritual and cultural values. Following this, recordings of mugham pieces performed by popular Azerbaijani mugham singers who played an important role in the development of mugham art were presented.

Subsequently, Ilya Reybarkh spoke about the exceptional role of Uzeyir Hajibayli and Muslim Magomayev in the development of Azerbaijani national music culture. He also shared information about world-renowned Azerbaijani composers such as Gara Garayev, Fikrat Amirov, Arif Malikov, and Niyazi, noting that their works have been performed on stages worldwide for many years. In his speech, he also honored the creativity of Muslim Magomayev's grandson, the famous vocal performer and People's Artist of Azerbaijan and the USSR, Muslim Magomayev.  The participants of the event found it intriguing that the singer shares the same name as his great-grandfather.

The literary-musical evening showcased the richness of classical Azerbaijani music, featured musical excerpts from famous works such as "Leyli and Majnun," "Along the Thunderous Roads," "One Thousand and One Nights," and "The Legend of Love," as well as the overture of the opera "Koroglu".