ARMENIAN NAVY BAND
12 April, 2006
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On April 7 in London during the official ceremony of the BBC world award “Armenian Navy Band” of Arto Tunchboyajyan was recognized as the most popular performer in the World Music tendencies as a result of the voting throughout the world. 20 thousand people had voted for the Band.
The award was given to the head of the Band who is a percussionist, composer and singer. “This victory is not only ours; it belongs to the whole Armenian nation. We want to thank all those who have been with us for all those eight years,” the manager of the Band John Grigoryan said during the press conference in Yerevan.
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BBC
By Garth Cartwright
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The Armenian Navy Band was founded by the percussionist/vocalist of Armenian descent, Arto Tunçboyaciyan. Arto likes to describe The Armenian Navy Band as 'avant garde music from Armenia' which suggests something of the band but is a little limiting. The band have a strong jazz influence and to this they bring in all manner of folkloric instrumentation so building an organic creation that, well, swings.
Along with others of the Armenian diaspora, Arto Tuncboyaciyan grew up on the outskirts of Istanbul. Arto turned to music to celebrate his culture and here he managed to keep alive the spirit of Armenia. The sorrow and loneliness, also to be found in African-American jazz and blues, are mixed here with the melancholy Armenian spirit. Yet there is also joy, love and solace.
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'I don't give direction to anybody,' says Arto. 'I let you imagine for yourself but what I try to give you is Love, Respect, Truth. I believe this is the path for trust. Trust is one of the simplest forms of wealth in this world. This is what we need.'
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full articles appear on here and here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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On April 7 in London during the official ceremony of the BBC world award “Armenian Navy Band” of Arto Tunchboyajyan was recognized as the most popular performer in the World Music tendencies as a result of the voting throughout the world. 20 thousand people had voted for the Band.
The award was given to the head of the Band who is a percussionist, composer and singer. “This victory is not only ours; it belongs to the whole Armenian nation. We want to thank all those who have been with us for all those eight years,” the manager of the Band John Grigoryan said during the press conference in Yerevan.
[...]
BBC
By Garth Cartwright
[...]
The Armenian Navy Band was founded by the percussionist/vocalist of Armenian descent, Arto Tunçboyaciyan. Arto likes to describe The Armenian Navy Band as 'avant garde music from Armenia' which suggests something of the band but is a little limiting. The band have a strong jazz influence and to this they bring in all manner of folkloric instrumentation so building an organic creation that, well, swings.
Along with others of the Armenian diaspora, Arto Tuncboyaciyan grew up on the outskirts of Istanbul. Arto turned to music to celebrate his culture and here he managed to keep alive the spirit of Armenia. The sorrow and loneliness, also to be found in African-American jazz and blues, are mixed here with the melancholy Armenian spirit. Yet there is also joy, love and solace.
[...]
'I don't give direction to anybody,' says Arto. 'I let you imagine for yourself but what I try to give you is Love, Respect, Truth. I believe this is the path for trust. Trust is one of the simplest forms of wealth in this world. This is what we need.'
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full articles appear on here and here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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