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Apo Sahagian is dedicated to music that uplifts the human spirit. The Armenian people have a storied history stretching back thousands of years. From language and culture to religion and politics, ...

In order to perform and ‘conceal’ jazz, musicians translated the names of the Jazz Standards into the local language and added elements of local folk music into their performances. Note: Originally ...

Minor keys and uncommon time signatures are the expressive stamps that give Armenian folk music its often eerie and impassioned quality. Saturday at the Getty Center, Zulal, an Armenian a capella folk ...

With a live music performance, UCLA’s celebration of Armenian music continues. Acclaimed Armenian jazz pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan will perform a free public concert tomorrow at Schoenberg ...

One of the first times that Ara Dinkjian performed on stage with his father was in New York City during the 1964 World’s Fair. Dressed in a costume that his mother sewed consisting of baggy pants, a ...

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In 2010, Ian Nagoski, founder of Baltimore-based Canary Records, came into possession of a box of vinyl passed on to him by Leo Sarkisian, the ethnomusicologist and radio host best known for his long ...

Without realizing it, it's quite easy to fall into the trance of the modern world. Before it is too late, we must find a way ...