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, ...
Lucy Yeghiazaryan immigrated to New York at just 12 years of age, and the artist is known to draw on her Armenian identity as an inspiration to deliver powerful renditions of jazz standards and ...
Armenian Chamber Orchestra performed at The Music Academy, showcasing how traditions separated by geography can find common ground in melody, rhythm, tonal colour and the emotional language of music.
Los Angeles City Councilmember Adrin Nazarian today celebrated October as Armenian Heritage Month in the City of Los Angeles ...
System of a Down’s Serj Tankian channels a message of “unity and harmony” on his new song, “Amber,” which he sings in his native Armenian language. “Amber” — which is pronounced “ahm-be’r” and means ...
For Armenians around the world, religion plays a large role in daily life and cultural identity. This prayer, which translates to “The Lord’s Prayer,” is from Komitas Vardapet’s arrangement of the ...
A new documentary, “We Thrive,” celebrates the history of Armenian music in Detroit. Armenians and Armenian Americans have long been a part of Detroit’s rich cultural tapestry, and with them these ...
Armenia Fest 2026 filled the Royal Oak Farmers Market with Armenian music, dancing, food and tradition on Saturday, Aug. 22, ...
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 ...
The fourth annual Day of Armenian Music, Arts, and Culture at UCLA will be a day-long festival spotlighting the depth and breadth of the Armenian Music Program through a variety of engaging events.
In 2010, Ian Nagoski, founder of Baltimore-based Canary Records, came into possession of a box of vinyl passed on to him by Leo Sarkisian, the ethnomusicologist and radio host best known for his long ...
As Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continues into its seventh month, the Armenian community in Palestine and worldwide today commemorates the nearly 1.5 million Armenians killed in ...