Armenian Festival

Featuring the Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, this recording provides a sampling of Armenian folk music and some of the traditional musical instruments used. Accompanied by the duduk, a double-reeded flute, and the tar, a stringed, lute-like instrument, the singers present a repertoire about farming, nature, love, and life in the mountains. Among the performers are the Armenian State Chorus, the Armenian Orchestra of Folk Instruments, vocal soloist Vagarshak Mamikonian, and tar soloist Solomon Seiranian. One musical genre of particular interest in this album is the horovel, or a song sung while plowing fields; listen for “Song of the Harvester.” Liner notes include a brief description of each song’s content and soloists’ names.

Track Listing

101	Kapama (Stewing Pot) Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatul Altunian	03:12
102	Sari Sirun Yar (Mountain Beauty) Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatul Altunian	03:43
103	Anun Arratutchian (Prosperity) Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatul Altunian	03:06
104	Gutani Yerg (Song of the Harvester) Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatul Altunian	02:42
105	Sirerg (Love Song) Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatul Altunian	03:39
106	Lusnak Anush (Moonlit Night) Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatul Altunian	04:05
107	Asa Inch Anem (Tell Me What to Do) Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatul Altunian	03:07
108	Inch Kamenas Ingerid (What Do You Want from a Friend?) Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatul Altunian	01:48
109	Tkha Zaven (A Guy Named Zaven) Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatul Altunian	03:20
110	Khekhch Marti (Poor Man) Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatul Altunian	03:19
111	Yaman Yar (Oh, Darling Mine) Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatul Altunian	02:38
112	Kapel Es Gisoved (She Tied Her Braids) Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatul Altunian	03:34
113	Es Gisher, Lusnak Gisher / Ervum Em (This Night, Moonlit Night / My Heart Is Aflame) Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatul Altunian	03:36