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The music of Armenia (Armenian: հայկական երաժշտություն haykakan yerazhshtut’yun) has its origins in the Armenian highlands, dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE, [1] [2] and is a long-standing musical tradition that encompasses diverse secular and religious, or sacred, music (such as the sharakan Armenian chant and taghs, along with the indigenous khaz musical notation).
Armenian folk music is a genre of Armenian music. [1] [2] [3] It usually uses the duduk, the kemenche, and the oud.It is very similar to folk music in the Caucasus [citation needed] and shares many similar songs and traditions with countries around Armenia, namely Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Origin. Armenian Highlands. Tamzara[ a] is a folk dance native to Armenian Highlands. In Armenia the dance originally had a ritual character, it was a wedding song and dance. Now "Tamzara" has lost its former ritual significance, when it was performed during almost all community events and parties. It is today performed by Armenians, Assyrians ...
Arto Tunçboyacıyan was born in Istanbul, Turkey [7] His father was a shoemaker of Armenian descent.. At the age of 11, he began his career playing and recording traditional Anatolian music with various musicians, including his brother Onno Tunç, thus establishing himself as a professional musician throughout Turkey and Europe.
Artsakh (song) " Artsakh " ( Armenian: «Արցախ») is an instrumental folk song from Armenian contemporary composer Ara Gevorgyan 's 1999 album Ani. The song has become wildly popular in Armenia. [2] [3] Over the years, it has been used in cultural and political [4] events and occasions. Figure skaters, gymnasts, and other athletes around ...
Hasmik Harutyunyan ( Armenian: Հասմիկ Հարությունյան; born December 26, 1960, in Yerevan [1]) is an Armenian folk singer. She is the leading member of the Shoghaken Folk Ensemble and directs the Hayrik Mouradian Traditional Song and Dance Children's Ensemble . The music of the Shoghaken Ensemble is featured on the soundtrack ...
Shoghaken Folk Ensemble. The Shoghaken Folk Ensemble ( Armenian: «Շողակն» ժողովրդական համույթ) is an Armenian musical group that performs and records Armenian folk and ashugh (troubadour) music. The ensemble was founded in 1991 [1] in Yerevan. It has since performed in various countries, including France (including a ...
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union. Occupation (s) pop singer. Years active. 1988–present. Website. www .nune .am. Nune Yesayan ( Armenian: Նունե Եսայան, born August 5, 1969), commonly known as Nune or Nouné, is an Armenian singer who began singing with an Armenian jazz band in the early 1990s before becoming a lounge singer at ...