Camp Haiastan in Franklin, Massachusetts is where my parents met in the late 1950s – at the St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church picnic. In those days and all throughout my childhood, the dance floor in […]
BOSTON, Mass. – The Friends of Armenian Culture Society will present the 69th annual Armenian Night at the Pops on Wednesday, June 8 at 8:00 p.m. This year, violin sensation Diana Adamyan will appear as […]
In the last year or so, I have been on the search for Armenian bands and artists that not only revamp our traditional songs and melodies, but are inspired to create songs of their own. […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The popular Armenian rock band Lav Eli has announced a concert tour of select US east coast cities this spring. The tour will kick off in Richmond, VA on April 27. Performances will continue […]
By Dale Kolarek It is 7:50pm on a Friday night in the small NYC apartment of the Armenian-American concert pianist Kariné Poghosyan. The artist is about to play her 99th Facebook Live Mini Concert since […]
NEW YORK CITY, NY—To a full house at the Weill Hall of Carnegie Hall, the 37th anniversary concert of the Armenian Prelacy’s Musical Armenia was celebrated last Sunday afternoon with four outstanding artists: composer and […]
Everything changed for New York-based musician and audio engineer Justin Mayfield when he visited Armenia for the first time in 2014. Once detached from his culture, Mayfield’s volunteering trip to the motherland motivated his once […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Traditional Arts Program of Michigan State University has announced that musician Ara Topouzian is among the 2022 Michigan Heritage Awards honorees in the annual statewide program recognizing artists, practitioners […]
iHeartMedia and Fatherly have debuted a new iHeartRadio original podcast “Finding Raffi.” Produced in partnership with Rococo Punch, the documentary-style podcast explores the history of children’s musician, environmental activist and parenting revolutionary Raffi Cavoukian. The […]
With the same honeyed voice and enchanting, finger-picked acoustic instrumentals, singer-songwriter Bedouine returns with the release of her new album Waysides. A harmonious blend of her tried-and-true style, Bedouine is a master of her craft, […]
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