Shakili Alasgar was born in
Nukha (present-day Shaki) in 1866. He worked with a bricklayer in his childhood. Alasgar Abdullayev acquainted with
Keshtazly Hashim when he was in
Shaki. During his stay in Shaki, he taught him
mugham lessons and played an important role in his life. A.Abdullayev's other teacher was Aghabala, a businessman. A.Abdullayev took part in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd "Eastern Concerts" in Baku in 1902-1903, sang "
Chahargah", "
Shushtar" and "
Bayaty-Shiraz" mughams. He also participated closely in theater performances and in the "Eastern Nights" organized by the "Nicat" society. In 1912-1918 A.Abdullayev's concerts were held in various cities of
Central Asia,
Iran and
Turkey. He was awarded a medal by shah for his performance in one of the Iranian assemblies. Alasgar Abdullayev was invited by the "Sport-Record" and "Extrafon" joint-stock companies in 1913-1914 to
Tbilisi and
Kiev. He sang "
Chahargah", "
Rast", "
Mahur-Hindi", "
Zabul-Segah", "Rahab", "
Shushtar", "Hasar" mughams, a number of
Azerbaijani,
Georgian and
Armenian songs and was accompanied by
Gurban Pirimov and Tevos in
tar, and by Sasha Okanezashvili and Moses Guliyans in
kamancha. He has been accompanied by
Shirin Akhundov for many years. He was particularly popular with his "Rahab" singing. A.Abdullayev performed with
Jabbar Garyagdioglu in front of Baku workers as a part of the first Eastern Orchestra organized by Doctor Johannesan. In addition, he performed with
Gurban Pirimov and kamancha player
Armenak Shushinski at Baku's Summer Clubs, "Eastern Music Nights". Khananda was also involved in the radio broadcasts of Azerbaijan. Shakili Alasgar died on 1 April 1929 in
Baku. ==References==