Ashur Bet Sargis

Ashur Bet Sargis (Syriac: ܐܫܘܪ ܒܝܬ ܣܪܓܝܣ), (Born in 2 July, 1949), is an Assyrian Composer and Singer. He became famous in the Assyrian communities worldwide for his nationalistic songs in the seventies. Ashur Bet Sargis was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1949 to an Assyrian family. 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.