MUSIC
The powerful voice of the Diaspora: Eileen
Eileen Khatchadourian, who achieved great popularity with her first album ‘Midan’ published in 2007, was also one of the most talked about artists of the ‘In Memoriam April 24’ concert.
System of a Down embark on Centennial Tour
The Grammy-award winning band has embarked on its “Wake Up the Souls’ tour of concerts planned for the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide with a concert held at The Forum in Los Angeles on April 6. The tour will end in Yerevan on April 23.
‘I am returning to where my story began, I am returning home’
The Syrian singer Lena Chamamyan is one of the most popular names in music in the Middle East today. Chamamyan brought her first album out in 2006, and she mostly sings in Arabic and Armenian, blending traditional folk music with jazz. Beside pain and death, her voice and lyrics convey life and hope.
‘We can immediately distinguish the sound of our own cymbals wherever we hear them’
Sarkis and Arman, the young heirs of Istanbul Agop Cymbals, explain the subtleties of the art of cymbal making.
SOAD will say ‘Wake up the Souls’
The world-famous rock band System of a Down has announced that it will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with a series of concerts. The tour titled ‘Wake up the Souls’ begins on April 10 with a concert at Wembley Arena in London.