 Among Azeris, it is considered part of the traditional outfit for the performers of mugham, an Azeri folk music genre.Traditionally a person's age determines the colour of their chokha.Generally, the chokha outfit includes a "khanjali" dagger, an "akhalukhi" shirt worn under the chokha, "masrebi" (gazyrs, bullet/charge holders), and a "kabalakhi" ("bashlyk", a hood, separate from the robe) or "nabdis kudi" ("papakha", a tall fur hat).