Ashiq Qarib, Ethnic Azerbaijani Musician

Mar 10, 2013

Ashiq Qarib, Algeti, Georgia © Onnik James Krikorian 2013

Ashiq Qarib is a 75-year-old ethnic Azeri bard from Algeti, a village in a mainly Azeri-populated region of Georgia. According to the Sayat Nova Project, Ashiq Garib has become the main mentor and teacher for a new generation of Ashiqs and Saz players. Ethnic Azeri Ashiqs in Georgia, for example, can be considered more melancholic in their choice of subject matters than their counterparts in Azerbaijan proper. Wonderful family.

Ashiq Qarib, Algeti, Georgia © Onnik James Krikorian 2013

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