Ashig Alasgar

Ashig Alasgar
Born 1821
Aghkilsa, Qajar Iran
Died 1926
Goycha district, Soviet Union

Ashig Alasgar (Azerbaijani: Aşıq Ələsgər), (1821–1926), was an Azeri mystic troubadour (Ashik) and highly regarded poet of Azeri folk songs.[1] He was born in the village of Aghkilsa in the Goycha district of the Erivan Khanate administrative division within Qajar Iran.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Article by Anna Oldfeld Senarslan, University of Wisconsin, Conference on Music in the world of Islam, 2007
  2. ↑ Who is who (in Azerbaijani)
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