Gevorg Dabaghyan

Gevorg Gourgeni Dabaghyan (Armenian: Գևորգ Դաբաղյան; b.1965) is an Armenian[1] duduk player[2] of liturgical and folk music, born in Yerevan. In 1991 he founded the Shoghaken Folk Ensemble,[3] a group of Armenian folk musicians and singers who specialize in traditional Armenian music.[4]

He was part of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project in 2005[2][5] and appears on the Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon, a 2005 album by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble.

References

  1. ↑ Afrique magazine , Issues 269-274. Groupe Jeune Afrique. 2008. p. 53.
  2. 1 2 Nidel, Richard (2005). World music: the basics. Psychology Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-415-96800-3.
  3. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (8 February 2008). "Rev. of Shoghaken Ensemble, Music From Armenia". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Cohen, Aaron (19 April 2004). "Shoghaken shines light on Armenia". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  5. ↑ Toumani, Meline (10 April 2005). "Music: A Silk Road That Leads Somewhere Truly New". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 December 2010.


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