An educated jazz singer, Narine Dovlatyan has not only one of the most beautiful voices in the Armenian scene but also a great musical sensivity that lets her combine multiple jazz, folk and pop influences into one disctinct, entrancing style.
Over the span of his 10-year career, Tigran Hamasyan has been no stranger to experimentation. It’s almost as though there’s no genre he won’t touch.
Reincarnation is a 9-piece collective with influences from reggae, ska, and funk based out of Yerevan, Armenia.
Palm of Granite is the brainchild of Armenian singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, Raffi Semerdjian. In songs like this one, “Heavy on the Land,” it isn’t hard to understand why Semerdjian has earned the reputation of new-age Armenian troubadour.
Bei Ru is a Los Angeles-based multi-genre music producer/composer/DJ known for his unconventional use of Middle Eastern melodies and rhythms combined with heavy drums, electronics, and a plethora of live instrumentation. His latest album, “Saturday Night at the Magic Lamp”, is an all-encompassing mixture of everything you can find between the Middle East and Western Europe, between oud and laptop, folk singers and rappers.
Bei Ru is a Los Angeles-based multi-genre music producer/composer/DJ known for his unconventional use of Middle Eastern melodies and rhythms combined with heavy drums, electronics, and a plethora of live instrumentation. His latest album, “Saturday Night at the Magic Lamp”, is an all-encompassing mixture of everything you can find between the Middle East and Western Europe, between oud and laptop, folk singers and rappers.
On his new album, “Sayat-Nova: Songs of My Ancestors”, Armenian-American, New York-based jazz pianist Armen Donelian’s proves it is possible to celebrate Armenia’s rich cultural history from a contemporary perspective. The album pays tribute to the 18th-century Armenian poet and troubadour, Sayat Nova’s, revered original melodies, but does not shy away from more modern influences, most notably, mainstream jazz and classical music.
On his new album, “Sayat-Nova: Songs of My Ancestors”, Armenian-American, New York-based jazz pianist Armen Donelian’s proves it is possible to celebrate Armenia’s rich cultural history from a contemporary perspective. The album pays tribute to the 18th-century Armenian poet and troubadour, Sayat Nova’s, revered original melodies, but does not shy away from more modern influences, most notably, mainstream jazz and classical music.
Hailing from Gyumri in Armenia, members of The Bambir hesitate to put labels on their music. Instead, they jokingly refer to their sound as “a folky situation.” The group’s history spans several decades and generations, with over 50 members crossing its path at one time or another. This video for “Khio” was released a week ago under the caption, “For those of you who haven’t seen Armenia, this is what our sunsets look like.”
Hailing from Gyumri in Armenia, members of The Bambir hesitate to put labels on their music. Instead, they jokingly refer to their sound as “a folky situation.” The group’s history spans several decades and generations, with over 50 members crossing its path at one time or another. This video for “Khio” was released a week ago under the caption, “For those of you who haven’t seen Armenia, this is what our sunsets look like.”
Over the span of his almost 10-year career, Tigran Hamasyan has been no stranger to experimentation. It’s almost as though there’s no genre he won’t touch. Incorporating sounds from his vast musical repertoire, ranging from classical music and bebop jazz to heavy metal and progressive rock, his latest album “Shadow Theater” braves yet another musical soundscape: electronica.
Over the span of his almost 10-year career, Tigran Hamasyan has been no stranger to experimentation. It’s almost as though there’s no genre he won’t touch. Incorporating sounds from his vast musical repertoire, ranging from classical music and bebop jazz to heavy metal and progressive rock, his latest album “Shadow Theater” braves yet another musical soundscape: electronica.