Turkey awaiting Jivan Gasparyan’s participation in a concertAugust 13, 2010 - 18:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |