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Armenian Medieval Spiritual Music

Lusine Zakaryanm was the greatest Armenian soprano of the 20th century.
She grew up in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of southern Georgia. In 1952 she moved with her family to Yerevan, where she attended a secondary music school. She entered the Yerevan State Musical Conservatory in 1957 and her singing talent soon became clear.
From 1970 to 1983 Zakaryan was a soloist with the symphony orchestra of Armenian TV and Radio. She also sang in the choir of the Armenian Apostolic Church’s Holy See at the Echmiadzin Cathedral, and it is for her magnificent rendition of centuries-old Armenian spiritual hymns that she is now most remembered for.
Zakaryan was also known for singing the international opera repertoire as well as Armenian traditional and church music....

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armenian, Armenian Medieval Spiritual Music, chant, classical, favorite albums, Lusine Zakarian, Vocal

How Much Is Yours

BBC Awards for World Music 2006 Winner.
Armenia is a nation that invokes many descriptions: landlocked, ancient, nestled in the foothills of the Caucasus mountains and bearer of many tragic events. Yet Armenia is also celebrated for its music, especially the duduk, a flute carved from apricot wood with a cane reed whose range is barely one octave. When played by a master such as Djivan Gasparyan the duduk creates one of the loneliest, most moving sounds ever heard.
Yet Armenia is not land locked in the past; instead, it has maintained a connection with Western thought and culture – this has been helped by a huge Armenian diaspora, many of whom live in the USA – and The Armenian Navy Band are the most brilliant example yet of how an ancient culture can comfortably blend with a contemporary one....

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armenian, Armenian Navy Band, ethno jazz, How Much Is Yours, Jazz, world, world music

World Passion

Tigran Hamasyan was born in Gyumri, Armenia, in 1987. Ely the age of 7 he was listening to jazz melodies and improvising on piano all day long. He began to study the art of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, Miles Davis and others, comprehending everything so fast and so deeply that he soon reached a high technique and unique jazz thinking. The First International Jazz Festival of Yerevan (held in 1998) opened a new stage in his creative life; the jazz community looked at him as a real discovery and he received invitations to play concerts and sessions. ...

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armenian, avishai cohen, Jazz, piano, progressive jazz, Tigran Hamasyan, World Passion

Armenian Fantasies

Few instrumentalists dominate and define their instrument like duduk player Djivan Gasparyan. In Gasparyan’s hands, the Armenian oboe (carved from apricot branches) takes on a warm, spiritual tone that sounds at times ethereal, at others spirited. Until now, we’ve heard Gasparyan either solo or with minimal accompaniment (namely, his collaboration with Canadian guitarist Michael Brook on Black Rock). But on Armenian Fantasies, Gasparyan performs with his largest ensemble yet, a group of 10 traditional Armenian instrumentalists. The results are mesmerizing. On the “Armenian Suite,” we get a catchy medley of folksy love songs; “Kamantcha Blues” is a shorter, more introspective work of improvisation; and “Armenian Romances” focuses on the country’s more melancholic songs of longing. With each track, we hear the meditative, shadowy sounds of the duduk, along with indigenous instruments such as the tar (lute), kamantcha (fiddle), and kanon (zither) played at their peak. Highly recommended....

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armenian, Armenian Fantasies, Djivan Gasparyan, Ensemble, Folk, traditional, world, world music

Ayspes el aprum enq

Forsh (Vahan Gevorkian) is one of the biggest names in Armenian pop music today. Songwriter, musician, singer, author of so many famous melodic tunes, Forsh appeared on the music scene in mid 80′s quickly establishing himself both among pop-music performers as well as among solo songwriters. By appearing numerous times at the famous “Gaudemaus” festivals in Armenia, Forsh was constantly stealing the show. As of November 2000 this happens to be the only page dedicated to this artist. I truly hope that it won’t be the only one for long....

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armenian, Ayspes el aprum enq, Bard, Forsh, male vocalist, Pop

Red Hail

Emerging keyboardist Tigran Hamasyan is truly a virtuoso performer who minces no musical words, and never holds back on his immense talent. Aratta Rebirth is his second release as a leader, in this case with the group dubbed Red Hail, embracing his Middle Eastern heritage, playing modern jazz based on folk tunes that stretch far beyond their origins....

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armenian, avishai cohen, Jazz, piano, progressive jazz, Red Hail, Tigran Hamasyan