page_title: Ashiqs of Azerbaijan
section_title: Male
hierarchical_section_title: Ashiqs of Azerbaijan / Notable Performers / Individuals / Male
caption_attribution_description: English: Ashig Alasgar - azerbaijani ahig
context_page_description: The art of Azerbaijani Ashiqs combines poetry, storytelling, dance and vocal and instrumental music into a traditional performance art. This art is one of the symbols of Azerbaijani culture and considered an emblem of national identity and the guardian of Azerbaijani language, literature and music.
  Characterized by the accompaniment of the kopuz, a stringed musical instrument, the classical repertoire of Azerbaijani Ashiqs includes 200 songs, 150 literary-musical compositions known as dastans, nearly 2,000 poems and numerous stories.
  Since 2009 the art of Azerbaijani Ashiqs has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
context_section_description: Ashiq Ahliman
  Ashig Alasgar
  Alqayıt
  Ashiq Aly
  Ashiq Asad
  Sari Ashiq
  Molla Juma
  Ashiq Qurbani
  Ashiq Islam
  Ashiq Kamandar
  Ashiq Musa
  Ashiq Qarib
  Khasta Qasim
  Ashiq Ali Tapdigogly
  Ashiq Pasha
  Ashiq Panah
  Ashiq Valeh
  Ashiq Abbas Tufarghanli
  Ashiq Yusuf Ohanes
caption: Ashig Alasgar is one of the most highly regarded poet of Azeri folk songs
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