ashik

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An ashik is a traditional Turkic bard and folk musician who performs narrative poetry and epic tales, often accompanying themselves on a long-necked lute.

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ashik canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk musician
oral poet
storyteller
traditional Turkic bard
accompaniesWith bağlama
long-necked lute
saz
associatedWithGenre epic poetry
folk music
love poetry
religious poetry
associatedWithTradition Alevi-Bektashi tradition
Sufi mystic poetry
hasAlternativeName ashiq
ashugh
aşık
historicalOrigin medieval Turkic world
languageOfPerformance Turkic languages
performs epic tales
improvised verse
lyric songs
narrative poetry
performsAt coffeehouses
festivals
public gatherings
weddings
recognizedBy Azerbaijani ashik tradition
surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Azerbaijani ashik art)
relatedTo ashugh tradition in Armenia
bards
troubadour
roleInSociety bearer of oral literature
entertainer
moral educator
transmitter of cultural memory
themeOfPoetry heroism
love
religion
social criticism
traditionOf Anatolian Turkish culture
Azerbaijani culture
Caucasus region
Turkic peoples
usesMedium oral tradition
usesTechnique call-and-response
extemporaneous composition
improvisation

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