Aşık Mahzuni Şerif

Aşık Mahsuni Şerif
Aşık Mahsuni Şerif's statue in Hacıbektaş, Nevşehir, Turkey
Background information
Also known asAşık Mahsuni Şerif, Mahsuni Şerif, Mahsuni
Born
Şerif Cırık

(1940-11-17)17 November 1940
Berçenek Village, Afşin, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey
Died17 May 2002(2002-05-17) (aged 61)
Porz, Köln, Germany
GenresTurkish folk music
Years active1961-2002

Şerif Cırık, popularly known as Aşık Mahsuni Şerif, was a Turkish ashik, folk musician, composer, poet, and author.[1] Aşık is a title used to indicate his position as a respected musician and his relationship with Alevism.

Early life

Mahsuni Şerif was born in the Berçenek village of Afşin, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey in 1940.[2][3]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.