Armenian Folk Band Kusan performs at festival in ArgentinaJanuary 29, 2015 - 13:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Folk Band Kusan performed for the first time in history at the National Folklore Festival of Cosquin, Argentina, earlier this week, Prensa Armenia reports. "Despite the genocide, they are here. They kept their identity and cultural legacy and transmitted it to humanity," said the presenter of the most important festival of folk music in Argentina and Latin America. "From the beginning, people connected with us. When we spoke about the genocide, people joined us. We perceived a feeling of solidarity," said Enrique Avakian, director and creator of Kusan after the show, which concluded with performance of traditional Argentinean songs like Carnavalito and Zamba para olvidar with the Armenian instruments. The Cosquin Folk Festival lasts nine days and brings together the most important folklore musicians and bands of the continent. Photo: Prensa Armenia Top stories American actor of Armenian descent Eric Bogosian has been cast in the upcoming TV adaptation of Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire". Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. 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. Partner news | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. |