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Fakhri Havasi

Edalat Nasibov
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Fakhri Havasi
A living legend in Azerbaijan is Edalat Nasibov, whose improvisational style on the saz, a long-necked lute, is based on the vocal repertory of Azeri bards (ashiq). Strumming on a saz, Nasibov imitates the inflections of a bard’s voice. (During, Levin 2001)