 Ruben Hakhverdyan: I don't mind performance of my songs in TurkishSeptember 3, 2010 - 20:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Singer-songwriter Ruben Hakhverdyan said that nobody has applied to him with respect to performance of his songs in Turkish. “If someone applies to me, I would not object to it, provided that copyrights are protected. My songs have been performed in many languages. Above all I care about preservation of the true meaning of the lyrics,” Hakhverdyan told a press conference on September 3. However, according to him, copyrights are not observed in Armenia. Hakhverdyan also said that policy and music should not be mixed. He noted that there are a lot of forbidden topics in Armenia. Meanwhile, according to him, there was no Armenian culture during the Soviet times. “We had a creative intelligentsia, while all its representatives lived in Western Armenia,” concluded Hakhverdyan.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
