  Turkey awaiting Jivan Gasparyan’s participation in a concert  August 13, 2010 - 18:06 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey is awaiting Jivan Gasparyan’s participation in Peace Concert to take place in Istanbul in September. The renowned duduk player has not confirmed his participation yet. “I should consult with my friends to take a final decision,” he told reporters on August 13. Commenting on the modern Armenian pop music, Gasparyan said it’s distorted because of intersection of Turkish, Arab and European tunes. “Folk music should be basis of the Armenian culture,” he emphasized.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
