Ashig Alasgar

Ashig Alasgar

Ashig Alasgar ( _az. Aşıq Ələsgər, (1821 - 1926)) (also Ashiq Elesger) was an Azerbaijani mystic troubadour (Ashik) and highly regarded poet of Azerbaijani folk songs. He was born in Goyche (Göyçə) region, in modern-day Armenia. [ [http://www.mcm.asso.fr/site02/music-w-islam/articles/Oldfield-2007.pdf Conference on music in the World of Islam] ]

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