BBC: Kessab; Barbican: concert by Syrian Armenian
BBC World Service - New Hour
Kessab: Armenian farmer tells what happened
https://soundcloud.com/bbc-world-service/newshour-first-hand-report
A rare insight into the front-line of the Syrian war itself. It's very difficult -- because it's so dangerous -- to get first-hand reports, particularly from the north of the country. But we've managed to get an account of the battle for an Armenian Christian town in the north-west. Kassab has just been captured by Islamist rebels from government forces. This is the view of one Armenian farmer, who was forced to flee from the town three days ago.
Armenian MPs visit Latakia to assess the situation (in Armenian)
Mediamax Երկուշաբթի 31 Մարտ 2014
Քեսաբում հայկական կողմից զոհեր չեն եղել
Lena Chamamyan
Syrian Armenian singer performs new songs written from her Parisian exile
13 June 2014 / 20:00
https://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=16152
Syrian-Armenian musical trailblazer Lena Chamamyan is considered one of the best singers of her generation. A spirit of oriental jazz runs through her music – a fusion of traditional eastern songs from the Arab world and Armenia with western styles.
Her enchanting voice is at the core of Lena’s new collection of songs, Hannah and Blossoms written while living in exile in Paris. Drawn from her experience as a woman and as Syrian, her new material carries a message of life, hope and peace. It is an invitation to discover the natural and mutual harmony between the human voice and acoustic instruments.
Mediamax Երկուշաբթի 31 Մարտ 2014
Քեսաբում հայկական կողմից զոհեր չեն եղել
Lena Chamamyan
Syrian Armenian singer performs new songs written from her Parisian exile
13 June 2014 / 20:00
https://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=16152
Syrian-Armenian musical trailblazer Lena Chamamyan is considered one of the best singers of her generation. A spirit of oriental jazz runs through her music – a fusion of traditional eastern songs from the Arab world and Armenia with western styles.
Her enchanting voice is at the core of Lena’s new collection of songs, Hannah and Blossoms written while living in exile in Paris. Drawn from her experience as a woman and as Syrian, her new material carries a message of life, hope and peace. It is an invitation to discover the natural and mutual harmony between the human voice and acoustic instruments.
Named one of the 500 Most Influential People in the Arab World by Arabian Business magazine in 2010, Lena is one of the few eastern women who write, produce, and play music, as well as sing. Throughout her career Lena has lent her voice to a number of TV serials and dramatic works in Syria and abroad, and participated in a large number of prestigious Arab and international musical festivals.
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