Tribute Concert for Hrant Dink (New York)
MAY 8, 2010 * TRIBUTE CONCERT FOR HRANT DINK. Featuring world-renowned percussionist Arto Tuncboyaciyan and Turkish rock artist Yasar Kurt, who together formed the musical collaboration Yash-Ar. Begins at 8 p.m. at Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, 695 Park Ave. (68th St. between Park and Lexington Avenues) in New York City. Tickets start from $20. Purchase at www.moonandstarsproject.org. Tuncboyaciyan and Kurt will share the stage with musicians from the Armenian Navy Band to honor and pay tribute to Hrant Dink, the Turkish-Armenian journalist and editor-in-chief of the Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos newspaper, who was assassinated on Jan. 19, 2007. The musicians will perform Tuncboyaciyan’s timeless songs, as well as works from Yash-Ar’s debut album “Against Hatred and Animosity” (Nefrete Kine Karsi), which includes a special song dedicated to the memory of Hrant Dink. Proceeds of the concert will go to the International Hrant Dink Foundation.
