The vibration of a specific reed that grows around the Nagorno-Karabakh region has provided the haunting sound of Armenia’s duduk, a wind instrument, for centuries. Azerbaijan’s recent military ...

Khatchadour Khatchadourian’s voice is a troubadour’s voice. Round and gentle, the sound seems to emanate from his soul rather than from his chest, filling any room he’s in with warmth. But even with ...

This entrancing evening of Armenian music features Ara Dinkjian, one of the world's top oud (fretless lute) players; duduk (ancient oboe) virtuoso Arsen Petrosyan; and a string quartet from The ...

(MENAFN- GetNews) The duduk instrument, one of the world's oldest living wind instruments, has survived centuries of political change, migration, and modernization. From the traditional duduk to the ...

The Armenian duduk is displayed for students to see. Reed taught students that the duduk is: a double reed woodwind instrument made from apricot wood. (Kaleb Davies) Students gathered to discuss the ...

Sometime after 2 a.m., there's a guy getting down in the middle of the crowd inside a downtown loft. He's moving as wildly as one can without losing the beat. A brief flash of light against his bare ...

It is not often you come across a musician whose work feels like a bridge—between cultures, centuries, and inner worlds. Levon Eskenian, the Armenian musician and artistic director behind the ...