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    Lévon Minassian was born in Marseilles, a city with a very tightly knit Amenian community. From the beginning, associations were created to perpetuate the memory of the country that had been lost. Born into a family of musicians- his father was violinist- Lévon played the mandolin in a folk music group as a child .
    In 1974, at the age of 16, he made his first trip to Armenia. This return to his roots represented a decisive step in his musical evolution., because he brought back a doudouk and announced to his family that he intented to learn to play it. Starting at the end of the 1970's, he returned to Armenia several times to study the doudouk with the masters, notably with Djivan Gasparian and Valodia Hartoutionian.
    In 1992 Peter Gabriel invited Lévon to record an album with him. Then , in 1993-1994, Lévon joined Gabriel on his world tour "secret world", opening the concerts with a doudouk solo. It was inthis context that he discovered world music, which was a revalation for him.[...]

    After Levon Minassian journeyed to Armenia in search of his roots, he decided to devote himself to playing the Doudouk. He is now considered the world's undisputed master of the instrument. He has performed all over the world, in concerts or for recordings for composers such as Peter Gabriel (cameos on the albums Secret World, Passion and Us), Jean-Claude Petit, Ravi Shankar and Manu Katché. He is also much in demand for film music (Verneuil, Scorsese).

    Source:http://levonminassian.calabashmusic.com/

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    Re: Levon Minassian

    Originally posted by Lucin
    Lévon Minassian was born in Marseilles, a city with a very tightly knit Amenian community. From the beginning, associations were created to perpetuate the memory of the country that had been lost. Born into a family of musicians- his father was violinist- Lévon played the mandolin in a folk music group as a child .
    In 1974, at the age of 16, he made his first trip to Armenia. This return to his roots represented a decisive step in his musical evolution., because he brought back a doudouk and announced to his family that he intented to learn to play it. Starting at the end of the 1970's, he returned to Armenia several times to study the doudouk with the masters, notably with Djivan Gasparian and Valodia Hartoutionian.
    In 1992 Peter Gabriel invited Lévon to record an album with him. Then , in 1993-1994, Lévon joined Gabriel on his world tour "secret world", opening the concerts with a doudouk solo. It was inthis context that he discovered world music, which was a revalation for him.[...]

    After Levon Minassian journeyed to Armenia in search of his roots, he decided to devote himself to playing the Doudouk. He is now considered the world's undisputed master of the instrument. He has performed all over the world, in concerts or for recordings for composers such as Peter Gabriel (cameos on the albums Secret World, Passion and Us), Jean-Claude Petit, Ravi Shankar and Manu Katché. He is also much in demand for film music (Verneuil, Scorsese).

    Source:http://levonminassian.calabashmusic.com/
    Lucin, are you realted to him...you know so much about him?
    If your a Left Handed person like me, you are truly unique.

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    • #3
      Re: Levon Minassian

      Originally posted by MrLeftyHye
      Lucin, are you realted to him...you know so much about him?
      Well, it's not me who gives the info on the gentleman but the Internet source(Look at the link). Use that good brain of yours.
      Last edited by Lucin; 03-17-2007, 01:36 AM.

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      • #4
        Re: Levon Minassian

        Ես միշտ կը մոռնամ իմ ամենէն սիրուած հայ նուագարանը, բայց կը կարծեմ տուտուքն է: Լուսին, կրնա՞ս դուն մէկ հատ երգ մը փակցնես «փոստ»ի մը վրայ, որ տուտուքին ձայնը ունի, որ յիշեմ եթէ իմ ամենէն սիրուած նուագարնն է:
        Last edited by Էլիա; 03-24-2007, 11:07 PM.

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        • #5
          Re: Levon Minassian

          Originally posted by Էլիա
          Ես միշտ կը մոռնամ իմ ամենէն սիրուած հայ նուագարան, բայց կը կարծեմ տուտուքն է: Լուսին, կրնա՞ս դուն մէկ հատ երգ մը փակցնես «փոստ»ի մը վրայ, որ տուտուքին ձայնը ունի, որ յիշեմ եթէ իմ ամենէն սիրուած նուագարնն է:
          Aravot Luso

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          • #6
            Re: Levon Minassian

            ^Շնորհակալ եմ TomServo, վաղը կը լսեմ որովհետեւ ալ պէտք է պարկիմ...

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