Azerbaijani ashiqs art
The art of Azerbaijani Ashiqs combines poetry, storytelling, dance and vocal and instrumental music in a traditional performance art that is considered a symbol of Azerbaijani culture.
This art characterized by the accompaniment of the saz , a stringed musical instrument, the classical repertoire includes 200 songs, 150 literary- musical compositions known as dastans , nearly 2,000 poems in various traditional poetic forms and numerous stories.
The regional variations may include other musical instruments, but all are united by a common national language and artistic history. This art is seen as an emblem of national identity and the guardian of the Azerbaijani language , literature and music .
Since 2009, the art of Azerbaijani Ashiqs has been on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity .
See also
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- The art of Azerbaijani Ashiq (English)
Representative list : Mugham (2003) | Ashiqs Art (2009) | Carpet Weaving Art (2010) | Making and playing the tar (2012) | Art and symbolism by Kelaghayi (2014) | Coppersmithing in Lahij (2015) | Nouruz (2016) | Baking and dividing flatbread : Lavash , Katyrma , Jupka , Yufka (2016) | Building and Playing the Kamantsche (2017) | Dolma manufacturing and parts tradition (2017)
In urgent need of conservation : Chovkan (2014)