Armenian folk music has retained its compelling singularity for centuries, through all the tribulations faced by the nation and its people, but TmbaTa Orchestra show that a deep respect for this ...

From Asia Minor To The United States (The Press at California State University, Fresno, 2023) is a valuable contribution to ...

Few are familiar with the culture and history of Armenia, a small Middle Eastern country surrounded by Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The Armenians have a past which was both successful and ...

Khatchadour Khatchadourian’s voice is a troubadour’s voice. Round and gentle, the sound seems to emanate from his soul rather than from his chest, filling any room he’s in with warmth. But even with ...

In order to perform and ‘conceal’ jazz, musicians translated the names of the Jazz Standards into the local language and added elements of local folk music into their performances. Note: Originally ...

Armenian folk music is both unique and deeply familiar. Trapped, as it were, between the crushing influences of Islam, Russian Orthodoxy, gypsy culture and various bouts of ethnic cleansing, the ...

Cornell’s Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series continues to populate the Bailey Hall stage with musicians whose music defies categorization. When pianist Tigran Hamasyan arrives on Feb. 27, he will elimi ...

It is not often you come across a musician whose work feels like a bridge—between cultures, centuries, and inner worlds. Levon Eskenian, the Armenian musician and artistic director behind the ...

With a live music performance, UCLA’s celebration of Armenian music continues. Acclaimed Armenian jazz pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan will perform a free public concert tomorrow at Schoenberg ...

Authorities have barred three music groups from participating in the 23rd Munzur Culture and Nature Festival, held annually in the Kurdish-Alevi populated city of Dersim, officially known as Tunceli.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – St. Mark Armenian Church will celebrate its Annual Armenian Fest on Sunday, August 31, one of the ...