Ashur Bet Sargis [SEP] country of citizenship
mellow. He is also known for incorporating Greek musical instruments such as Tambouras to his music.
Early career in Iraq.
Ashur Bet Sargis was born in Baghdad, Iraq to an Assyrian family, who were originally from Habbaniyah. He started playing organ as a teenager at the local Assyrian church. He later began composing nationalistic songs under the influence of established Assyrian musicians such as Evin Aghassi and King Biba, as well as western artists. As Ashur recalls of his early days in the biography written for his 4-CD set
Ashur Bet Sargis
Ashur Bet Sargis (, born 2 July 1949) is an Assyrian singer, composer, guitarist and activist. He became famous in the Assyrian communities worldwide for his nationalistic songs in the 1970s. His career peaked, and became prominent, in the 1990s with five albums released within that decade. His songs usually tend to be sentimental ballads and anthems, although he has made a number of folk dance music as well. To the contrast of his Assyrian peers in music, Ashur's music is slow and