Urmia School of Ashiq - Ashiq Ferhad Selimi

Âşıq Ferhad Selimi (1894 – January 22, 1963), also known as just Aşık Ferhad, was a Turkish minstrel and great master of Urmia School of Ashik Music. He was born in the Dize village of Dol district, Urmia, South Azerbaijan (Iran's West Azerbaijan province) to a Sunni Turkish family. Many masters of Urmia School of Ashik Music such as late Ashiq Dervish, Ashiq Deqan and Ashiq Yusuf have been instructed by Ashiq Ferhad. His instructor was Ashiq Cavad. 

Urmulu Aşıq Ferhad adıyla tanınan, Ferhad Selimi (1894 – Ocaq 22, 1963) Urmiye Aşıq Mektebinin ünlü ve böyük ustadlarından olmuşdur. Güney Azerbaycanın Urmiye şeheri Dol bölgesinin Dize kendinde Sünni Türk bir ailenin çocuğu olaraq dünyaya gelen Ferhad, Urmiye Aşıq Mektebinin en ünlü aşıqlarından biri olmuşdur. Urmiye Mektebinin bir çox ustad aşığının, o cümleden rehmetli Aşıq Derviş, Aşıq Dehqan ve Aşıq Yusuf Ohanes ondan ders almışlar. Aşıq Ferhad özü aşıqlığı Aşıq Cavad'dan öyrenmişdir.

Urmia - Sunni Turkish Ashiq Zekerya Quluncu

An Aşıq/Ashik Tea-house in Urmia, [South] Azerbaijan, Iran

An Ashik / Ashiq is a wandering bard or troubadour who sings, composes poems and plays Saz, a form of lute. The Ashik tradition is derived from Shamanistic beliefs of ancient Turkic peoples and has a significant role in current folk culture of Turks in South Azerbaijan/Iranian Azerbaijan, republic of Azerbaijan and Turkey. Ashiks have been called by various names such as Bakhshi (Baxşı), Dede (dədə), and Ozan. The Bakhshi (Baxşı) in the Central Asia (Turkistan) also comes from the same origin.
Urmiye Aşıq Mektebi (Urmia School of Ashik) is one of the most significant schools of Ashik tradition in Turkic world. It is deeply rooted in the cities of Urmia, Salmas, Khoy, Qoshachay, Tikantepe/Tikab and other regions of West Azerbaijan province of Iran.
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Urmia School of Ashik Music - Aşıq Dehqan