armenia
what it is
Armenia is situated close to the Caucasus Mountains, and its music is a mix of indigenous folk music, perhaps best-represented by Djivan Gasparyan's well-known duduk music, as well as light pop, and extensive Christian music, due to Armenia's status as the oldest Christian nation in the world. Armenian folk music is one of the world’s richest musical traditions, burgeoning with an extraordinary array of melodies and genres. Since the 1880s, ethnographers and musicologists, most famously the Armenian priest Komitas Vardapet, have travelled to remote villages and towns in Anatolia and the Caucasus collecting Armenian songs and dances.
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What is armenia?
Armenia is situated close to the Caucasus Mountains, and its music is a mix of indigenous folk music, perhaps best-represented by Djivan Gasparyan's well-known duduk music, as well as light pop, and extensive Christian music, due to Armenia's status as the oldest Christian nation in the world. Armenian folk music is one of the world’s richest musical traditions, burgeoning with an extraordinary array of melodies and genres. Since the 1880s, ethnographers and musicologists, most famously the Armenian priest Komitas Vardapet, have travelled to remote villages and towns in Anatolia and the Caucasus collecting Armenian songs and dances.
What are good armenia albums to start with?
Try Zulal by Zulal, ARMENIA The Music of Armenia, Vol. 1: Sacred Choral Music by Various Artists, Havatum Em by Sirusho, and Music of Armenia by Gevorg Dabagian.
Who are some women making armenia?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/armenia/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making armenia, from mainstream to underground.
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