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"On Pandoukht, Yengibarjan teams with Frank London, whose experimentation with eastern European sounds are legion; they converge around the shared Armenian and Jewish experience of genocide, joined by guitarist Gábor Gadó, bassist Horváth and multi-percussionist András Dés. While trumpet is not typically associated with tango, London finds common sonic ground in a blend of their respective compositions with eastern European roots. On "Berd Par," an Armenian folk song, the duo set up a trumpet-accordion dialogue against a simple two-chord Latin figure, while "Hoy Noubar," "Ararat" and "D'le Yaman" mark out various Levantine traces, the latter with London's sighing trumpet engaged in a tete-a-tete with Yengibarjan's restrained exhalations. London's "Golem Khosidi" and the traditional Jewish tune "Meron Nign" confirm the shared wellsprings of Jewish and Armenian folk song. There's whimsy here too, as with "Liliputien," a fleeting waltz duet."
1.Overture
2.Berd Par
3.Hoy Noubar
4.Ararat
5.D'le Yaman
6.Golem Khosidl 7.Pandoukht
8.Liliputien
9.Meron Nign
Gábor Gadó - Guitar
András Dés - Percussion
David Yengibarjan - Accordion, Main Performer
József Horváth Barcza - Bass
Frank London - Trumpet
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The Armenian Navy Band are led by Arto Tunçboyaciyan : a percussionist, vocalist and composer of Armenian descent, who grew up in Turkey and is now based in the US. His music is founded on Armenian and Anatolian musical traditions and infused with jazz and contemporary culture to produce what Arto calls "avant-garde folk". The band have received international critical acclaim, have toured extensively and their 2002 “New Apricot” album was released on EmArcy through Universal in the UK. Arto has performed and recorded with an array of outstanding artists including : Joe Zawinul, Al Di Meola, Oregon, Joe Lovano, Wayne Shorter, Don Cherry, Arthur Blythe, Eleftheria Arvanitaki & Naná Vasconcelos.
The Armenian Navy Band is composed of 12 of the finest Armenian contemporary musicians, and the instruments include the traditional—duduk, zurna, kemanche, kanun—and the contemporary—trombone, alto sax, tenor, soprano sax, trumpet, bass, drums, keyboard and piano. The “Sound of Our Life - Part One: Natural Seed” is a nearly 50-minute-long composition in eleven parts, which is dedicated to nature.
Hypnotic jazz-tinged rhythms. Cleverly balanced between the contemplative and melancholic and bursts of the region's wild, break-neck dance music. Think if it as an Armenian equivalent of Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring or Miles Davis' Sketches of Spain, for Tuncboyaciyan's vision really belongs in such inspired company.
01 - Agua
02 - Rio
03 - Mar
04 - Sol
05 - Aire
06 - Tierra
07 - Fuego
08 - Semilla
09 - Granada
10 - Albaricoque
11 - Life
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Armenia doesn't have a sea exit, actually doesn't have sea at all, but seems they have a Navy Band... And in the disc, they're creating an unique sensation between the ethnic & jazz, sounding like in the ocean, deep pure & blue. Enjoy it!!!!!
1. Martoon Shishuh
2. Low Shoulder
3. Malkhas Alkhber
4. Already the Boat is Starting to Move
5. Turkey Running from the Table
6. Dry Road
7. Oor eh Peliculan
8. Bzdik Zinvor
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BBC Awards for World Music 2006 Winner.
Armenia is a nation that invokes many descriptions: landlocked, ancient, nestled in the foothills of the Caucasus mountains and bearer of many tragic events. Yet Armenia is also celebrated for its music, especially the duduk, a flute carved from apricot wood with a cane reed whose range is barely one octave. When played by a master such as Djivan Gasparyan the duduk creates one of the loneliest, most moving sounds ever heard.
Yet Armenia is not land locked in the past; instead, it has maintained a connection with Western thought and culture - this has been helped by a huge Armenian diaspora, many of whom live in the USA - and The Armenian Navy Band are the most brilliant example yet of how an ancient culture can comfortably blend with a contemporary one.
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.
The Navy Band is composed of twelve Armenian musicians and the compositions are all Arto originals which - using his words - 'have the sound of my life'. The instruments vary from traditional: duduk, zurna, kemanche, kanun to contemporary: trombone, alto sax, tenor, soprano sax, trumpet, bass, drums, keyboard and piano.
"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."
01. Let Factories Open
02. Let' Not Become A Copy From A Copy
03. Let's Try A New Road
04. I Dont Forget My Faith
05. Here's To You Ararat
06. My Door Is Open For Everybody
07. Broken Waltz
08. Red Bird
09. Kef Kef ( Celebration )
10. Kitchen Song
11. Every Person Is One Life
12. Oleaman
13. Look At Your Forehead
14. For The Souls Of Those Who Passe
Part I.
Part II.
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The Armenian Navy Band was founded by the percussionist/vocalist of Armenian descent, Arto Tunçboyaciyan. Music is a fundamental element of his life, by which he tries to communicate his greatest values:"love, respect and truth".
The group is composed of twelve Armenian musicians, among the best that live in Armenia at the moment. The compositions are all original of Arto Tunçboyaciyan which -using his words - "have the sound of my life".
This music is pervaded by sonorities taken from the Armenian and Anatolian tradition fused with elements coming from different musical experiences, amongst them jazz.
Arto's original compositions express the sound of the past generations along with today's life; this is what he calls "avant-garde folk". We can say that the Armenian Navy Band represents the synthesis of Arto's musical journey and life experiences. As an ensemble with particular virtuosity, it also has great ability in performing live music and compositions taken from the tradition and from the current culture of Armenia.
The musicians of this ensemble range from ages 20-45. The instruments vary from traditional: duduk, zurna, kemanche, kanun to contemporary: trombone, alto sax, tenor, soprano sax, trumpet, bass, drums, keyboard and piano. This ensemble together with the unique vocals and percussion and sazabo of Arto creates a musical journey of the past and present, bringing the sound into the future.
01.: They Love Me 15 Feet Away
02.: Rooster Run
03.: My Aunt Mary Doesn't Care About My Jacket
04.: Shadows Of Clean Spirits
05.: Can Money Buy Royalty
06.: Love Respects Truth
07.: Blue Chestnuts
08.: Kudumda
09.: Don't Go Far Away From Yourself
10.: ANB Sailing Song
11.: One Up One Down Sometimes Make A Left Turn
12.: New Apricot
13.: Let's Have Fun At The Border
MUSICIANS:
* Arto Tunçboyaciyan - Percussions, vocals, sazabo
* Anahit Artushyan - Kanun
* Armen Ayvazyan - Kemanche
* Armen Hyusnunts - Tenor & soprano sax
* Ashot Harutiunyan - Trombone
* David Nalchajyan - Alto sax
* Tigran Suchyan - Trumpet
* Norayr Kartashyan - Blul, duduk, zurna
* Vardan Grigoryan - Duduk, zurna
* Arman Jalalyan - Drums
* Vahagn Hayrapetyan - Piano, keyboards
* Vardan Arakelyan - Bass
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Armenian-born accordionist David Yengibarjan studied classical and folk music in Yerevan. But the recordings of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson and Paco de Lucia fascinated him, and 1995, at the age of nineteen, he moved to Budapest to study jazz. There he discovered Astor Piazzolla's music, which inspired his as nothing before had. To become an artist, Yengibarjan says, "takes one percent talent, ninety-nine percent hard work. I hold myself to that. Art is like a woman whom you must court until the end of your life. If I let one day pass without practicing, music will elude me." For the past decade, Yengibarjan has performed widely through Europe, has been tapped for several screen appearances, and has penned a number of film and theatre scores.
On the CD the Trio Yengibarjan plays nine pieces: five of David Yengibarjan's own compositions, three Astor Piazzolla pieces, and an Armenian folk song arrengement. The listener may not be able to tell which is which, but that is as it should be.
01. Catango
02. Fracanapa
03. Round dance
04. Tango Passion
05. Via Tango
06. Virginie
07. Veri Veri (Armenian folk song)
08. Tristango
09. Libertango
Tracks 2,8,9 composed by Astor Piazzolla
Tracks 1,3,4,5,6 composed by David Yengibarjan
David Yengibarjan - accordion
Gábor Juhász - acoustic guitar
József Barcza Horváth - double bass
Part I.
Part II.
