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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.
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).
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.
Rabiz or rabis (Armenian: ռաբիզ, ռաբիս) (Georgian: რაბიზი) is a genre of Armenian popular music, distinguished by its lyrics and dance-oriented synthesized melodies in 6/8 time signature with elements of Armenian folk music.
Having been nominated for 14 industry music awards, [citation needed] he makes fresh and compelling music that successfully fuses traditional Armenian music with both rock and folk idioms. In 2003, Mkhitarian moved to Los Angeles where drummer Andranik Harutyunyan, bassist Varoujan Hovakimyan, pianist Art Grigorian and guitarist Jay Dean joined ...
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"Zartir lao" (Armenian: Զարթի՛ր, լաօ) is a popular Armenian revolutionary folk song. Composed in the 1890s, it praises the prominent fedayi leader Arabo and is a wake up call for Armenian liberation supporters against the Turk -branch of the Ottoman Army .
Founded by Jag Barseghyan in the 1970s in Gyumri, Armenia, The Bambir was lauded as one of the best rock groups in the Soviet Union, performing original material, traditional Armenian songs, and modern arrangements of Komitas and medieval Armenian music. Today, Jag Barseghyan records solo albums, ensemble albums, and performs with original ...