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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, ...

The purpose of the change is to honor the long-standing creative legacy of maestro Hovhannes Chekijian, a People’s Artist of ...

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 ...

Anyone who has spent a summer in Armenia knows it’s more than a season. It’s an ongoing celebration filled with weddings, ...

Metro Detroit is a melting pot of rich and diverse ethnic communities, not the least of which is the proud and enduring Armenian population. Saturday July 20 there will be plenty of Armenian food, ...

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 ...

3 ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 5 4 ICYMI: Meet the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finalists Peter Boyer composed Mount Ararat for the Aznavoorian Duo specially for this project as a ...

Recording Armen Gondrachyan, globally known by his stage name Armenchik, is celebrated as a powerful embodiment of the Armenian-American dream. Growing up in Los Angeles after immigrating from Armenia ...