Compositional portraits such as Young girl, Kamancha player, Tar player and others occupy a distinct place in Garyaghdi's creative work.
Between 1989 and 2005 he initiated and founded a few mugham ensembles - trio "Buta" with Qhaval, kamancha, and tar (1989), trio "Ghadim Sharq" (2000),instrumental quartet, Shajara (2001–2005) and an instrumental quartet "Ghadim Sharq Roubaii" (2003) with qhaval, tar, qanun, and kamancha.
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Mahmud Salah performed with such renowned Azerbaijani traditional musicians, as a famous khanende (traditional singer), khanendes Arif Babayev, UNESCO prize winner Alim Qasimov, Janali Akberov, Aghakhan Abdullayev and Sakine Ismailova, professors and assistant professor of Azerbaijan National Conservatoire, tar performers Ramiz Quliyev, Agha Salim Addullayev, Mohlat Muslimov, Malik Mansurov, kamancha performers Shafiga Eyvazova, Adalat Vazirov, Fahraddin Dadashev, Elshan Mansourov.
The Tarhu was inspired by several string instruments including the Turkish Tanbur, the Erhu, the Kamancha, the North Indian Vina or Bin, the Double Bass, and the Duduk (a double-reed wind instrument).