Jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan performs at Morocco Festival for Gnawa July 4, 2011 - 14:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan made a performance at the 14th Festival for Gnawa, an annual celebration of the traditional music based in Essaouria, Morocco. Hamasyan, who first began performing festival jazz at the age of 12, went on to study American jazz and Armenian music as a protégé of Herbie Hancock. The Essaouira Festival for Gnawa and World Music has achieved a great success since its first edition in 1998. It is enjoying now enjoying wolrdwide fame and popularity after celebrating its 10th birthday last summer and bringing approximately half a million visitors from all regions of Morocco and globally. For 10 years, the Essaouira festival for Gnawa and World Music has been a meeting place for many musical styles; Jazz, Blues, Rock, African percussions, Gnawa and all the Moroccan folklore.   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 Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan.Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |
