“She plays the piano like a man!“ That was one of the statements in a review of my 2008 Merkin Hall debut at Lincoln Center. I remember reading this strange expression and suddenly feeling a […]
Traditional Armenian village music has traveled hundreds of years and has faced major hurdles in order to survive and tell an important story about the Armenian people. So much has been lost due to the […]
At first blush, it may seem like an odd pairing: Gurdjieff and Komitas. The father of modern Armenian music, Komitas Vartabed the itinerant priest who recorded thousands of Armenian ballads before the onslaught of the […]
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Acclaimed Armenian singer and performer Adiss Harmandian has died. His family announced that Harmandian peacefully passed away at the UCLA Santa Monica Hospital on September 1 after a 15-year struggle with cancer. He […]
CANNES, France—One thousand choristers paid tribute to French Armenian performer and international icon Charles Aznavour with concerts on the French Riviera on August 9 and 10. The choristers, known as “Les 1000 choristes,” accompanied by […]
ISTANBUL—Three flames, lit in Armenia, Cilicia and Artsakh, will converge in Stepanakert in August at the launch of the 7th Pan-Armenian Games (August 5 to August 17). One torch was lit in Khor Virap, Armenia […]
Can you tell us about the origins of The Naghash Ensemble? HODIAN: The idea for The Naghash Ensemble came soon after I had moved to Armenia in 2008. I used to love to get out […]
Vocalist and world musician Khatchadour Khatchadourian is honoring his ‘mother tongue’, while reviving everything that Armenians have ever known about the sacred tradition of the soulful lullaby in his latest album Oror ou Nani. “I […]
BOSTON, Mass.—It’s not everyday a young musician gets to perform before an audience made up of Grammy award winning artists, the likes of which include Hamilton’s Alex Lacamoire, rapper Missy Elliott and singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake. […]
SOMERVILLE, Mass.—Mondays at ONCE Ballroom, a grungy performance space in the heart of Somerville, do not typically enjoy a full house, but on March 18, nearly 300 folks lined up in the cold an hour […]
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