Devoted students and music-lovers have been mourning the loss of internationally renowned tubist Sam Pilafian, who passed away on April 5, 2019 in his fight against colon cancer. “There will never be another Sam,” said […]
NEW YORK, NY—A sell-out crowd on Sunday, March 17 was treated to an afternoon of outstanding music by three young professional artists of concert caliber—violist Cara Pogossian, cellist Edvard Pogossian and pianist Vatche Jambazian. […]
The genre-bending Collectif Medz Bazar was formed in 2012 on a boat in a Parisian canal. The Péniche Anako, the boat in question, was the first Parisian venue to host jam sessions for Middle-Eastern, Balkan, and Caucasian […]
SOMERVILLE Mass.—Zoravik presents the Paris-based Collectif Medz Bazar in their only New England appearance. The concert will raise funds to help the band’s travel to music and media festival South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, […]
French-Armenian award-winning jazz musician and pianist Michel Legrand has died. He passed away at his home in France on Saturday, January 26. He was 86 years old. Legrand started his musical education at a young […]
Joëlle is getting ready to delight young fans with her cheerful melodies in Watertown, Massachusetts. The Canadian-Armenian singer from Montreal will be live in concert on Saturday, September 29 at the ACEC. “I’ve always had […]
Azniv Korkejian’s stage name, Bedouine, is an allusion to her itinerant lifestyle. Born in Syria, she spent most of the first decade of her life in Saudi Arabia, before coming to the US, where her […]
In 2010 two friends, an Armenian film director and an Arab cameraman decided to record a song called “Togh u Gna” (which translates in English to “Leave! Go!”). They never imagined that just a few […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Boston-based musician Samvel Galstian’s album ANDORR was released globally this month, premiering at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival which takes place annually at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This year the world-renowned institution celebrated […]
BOSTON—The Friends of Armenian Culture Society will present the 67th annual Armenian Night at the Pops at Boston’s historic Symphony Hall on Saturday, June 9 at 8:00 PM. The evening will feature the Belmont native […]
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