Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.
Ashiq ashik or ashough (Azerbaijani: aşıq Turkish: aşık Persian: عاشیق Armenian: Աշուղ ashugh Georgian: აშუღი Greek: ασίκης) is a mystic bard balladeer or troubadour who accompanied his song—be it a hikaye (Persian: dastan a traditional epic or a romantic tale) or a shorter original composition—with a long necked lute (saz).
