Another Armenian legend has passed away. The pioneer of Armenian soulful music and the tremendous motivating and unifying force of all Armenians will continue to inspire us all from heaven. When Djivan Gasparyan played, we […]
The Armenian Weekly recently conducted the following interview with singer and musician Rita Tekeyan, who just released her new album “Green Line” the week of April 24. In the interview, the Lebanese Armenian artist, who […]
Datev Gevorkian is a budding musician who embraced music at a young age. Now, as a college student at Gordon University (Wenham, MA), he has realized that one day his ultimate responsibility as an Armenian […]
February marked six months since the devastating explosion at the Port of Beirut, which killed over 200 people, injured and traumatized thousands and paralyzed much of the Lebanese capital. In its wake last fall, a […]
Unique. Pioneer. When I think of the Armenian icon Guy Chookoorian, I immediately think of these words which describe this Armenian singer, musician and actor. Sadly, he passed away on January 31st at the age […]
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Armenian artist Ara Topouzian will be performing online for the Kennedy Center as part of its Arts Across America series. The episode entitled World Music in Michigan: China & Armenia will […]
Trumpeter/composer Michael Sarian is an artist who paints images of humanity through sound. On his fourth album New Aurora, we find him on trumpet and flugelhorn as the sole melodic voice in this acoustic quartet, […]
NEW YORK, NY—DELOS has released Komitas: Divine Liturgy by revered Armenian composer Komitas Vartabed (1869-1935). The world-premiere recording is a mixed-voice arrangement by his 21st century compatriot Vache Sharafyan. This new version features the critically […]
As we attempt to push forward through a global pandemic, the quest to find solace in our everyday lives is more important than ever before. The medicinal effect of making and/or listening to music is […]
There’s a famous quote from Confucius “Do what you love, and you never will work a day in your life.” I confess I have never worked harder on anything in my life other than my […]
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