Who do we send?

[jahannam]

Mister X ???lol
megha asdoodzo
why don't I hear about these people? lol
Cilicia? have you heard MY version? it's on my debut album called "Mr.X why don't you throw yourself from the roof of a 78 floor building"... I won 3 awards for it already... they sell it at PEKO... check it out

[Anonymouse]

Me

[spiral]

Everyone considers the old folk songs to be "good" and "true talented" music. I agree we have had great music, and none can compare to our instruments and melodies. However, freaken 50 years has passed, and anything anyone tries to come-up with is criticized, and the only people who are accepted are the ones who do a re-make of the old folk songs, or carry the same style. Music is something that needs to evolve along with time, and Armenians with their innate genetic criticizing abilties are not allowing it. We're not growing as far as musical Art is considered.

[jahannam]

music does evolve. and it HAS in our culture. and who says us armenians don't support it. Neither Sako, nor Tata sing traditional Armenian songs. but their concerts are always sold out. I think we should flip your thought around. we don't have enough TRADITIONAL MUSIC supporters. heck Aram Asatryan has sooo many fans, it's sick.
but Folk or traditional music is the type of music that originates among the common people of a nation or region and spreads about or gets passed down orally. it's not Rock, or classical or baroque. it MUST NOT evolve. Certain people have started it. In this case, our ancestors. and that's why we wanna keep it alive.
and I don't know about you, but I think It'd suck sooo much if someone like Paul Freakin Baghdadlian was the representation of Armenian music at ANY event.

[xBaron Dants]

Everyone considers the old folk songs to be "good" and "true talented" music. I agree we have had great music, and none can compare to our instruments and melodies. However, freaken 50 years has passed, and anything anyone tries to come-up with is criticized, and the only people who are accepted are the ones who do a re-make of the old folk songs, or carry the same style. Music is something that needs to evolve along with time, and Armenians with their innate genetic criticizing abilties are not allowing it. We're not growing as far as musical Art is considered.

I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this one. The only thing accepted nowadays is rabiz: a preferably fat guy with a nasal voice singing the ugliest lyrics, while being accompanied by kurdish music performed on the ever so beautiful sound of the keyboard. Call me chauvinistic or whatever, I have come to believe that we deserve better. Foreigners deserve better also. The only introduction that they're receiving to our music is Aram Asatryan singing "sharjir sharjir sharjir sharjir" which is actually a direct translation of a turkish song. We have better to offer, and we're going with garbage.

I am not one of those who won't dance to Aram Asatryan (except that Sharjir song), and I enjoy Tata a lot, but when we are losing our true music at their expense, something's just wrong. The finest example of this was when I went to an armenian music store to buy a CD for my mom on mother's day. She loves Flora Martirosian, Orfelia Hambartsumian and the like. So I go in the store, and there are at least 30 asatryan CDs on display (one of them portrays him standing proudly in front of the american flag), as well as other classics such as Jonnig and Maxim or whatever. When I told the guy what I was looking for, he had this weird look on his face, and he goes "Flora Martirosian, Roupen Matevosian....took adang paner goozek gor......", and he finds like 3 CDs at the back of his store.

All this to say that not only is bad music accepted, it is embraced.
I also find it unfair when you say that whatever is new is rejected. Alla Levonyan is new, and although it conserves an armenianness, it's certainly not traditional. Even purists like my dad enjoy it. Gor Mkhitarian is also doing his own thing, and I really enjoy his music. Same thing with Bambir (though I've heard just a bit of their music.)

All three of these artists have put quite some effort in their music, and that is something I appreciate. But when every other idiot gets on stage singing stupid rhymes like "akh Hayasdan, kezi shad ge sirem yes aysor...im siroonigs anooshig e amen or", let's at least respect our nation enough to not congratulate it.

[fIReBuRntInHeLL]

Jahhnamc jan yete du che gites irants chi nshanakum vor apushen kam aveli vatnen. mi hat ban karam asem vor ko siratsnerits hazzzzaaaaaar ankam aveli lavnen. :P~~~~~~~~~~~~

[xBaron Dants]

fireburntinhell, say what you will, mister X is just an ugly name for an armenian singer. The fact that it has ruined his credibility before having heard his music speaks volumes. I will buy his CD this summer in Armenia, and I'll give you an honest opinion. If it's good, I'll try to find him and convince him to change his name

[fIReBuRntInHeLL]

Well im not saying he is the best thing ever happened, but from the rest is much better...

*his name sucks i agree 8) !

[Anonymouse]

music does evolve. and it HAS in our culture. and who says us armenians don't support it. Neither Sako, nor Tata sing traditional Armenian songs. but their concerts are always sold out. I think we should flip your thought around. we don't have enough TRADITIONAL MUSIC supporters. heck Aram Asatryan has sooo many fans, it's sick.
but Folk or traditional music is the type of music that originates among the common people of a nation or region and spreads about or gets passed down orally. it's not Rock, or classical or baroque. it MUST NOT evolve. Certain people have started it. In this case, our ancestors. and that's why we wanna keep it alive.
and I don't know about you, but I think It'd suck sooo much if someone like Paul Freakin Baghdadlian was the representation of Armenian music at ANY event.

Doodook.

[jahannam]

Jahhnamc jan yete du che gites irants chi nshanakum vor apushen kam aveli vatnen. mi hat ban karam asem vor ko siratsnerits hazzzzaaaaaar ankam aveli lavnen. :P~~~~~~~~~~~~

are you suggesting that Mr. X guy is a better singer than Roupen Hakhverdian and Artur Mesjian and Harout Pambookjian and Tata???
cuz if you are, I can't believe I'm still reading your posts...