EVENTS | LIVE CONCERTS | ARTO TUNCBOYACIYAN

Artist: Arto Tuncboyaciyan and Armenian Navy Band
Title: 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
Genre: Avant-Garde Folk Music
Date: 19 April 2015
Venue: A. Spendiaryan National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Performance lasted for 3 hours and was full of emotions and great performances of old and beloved songs. Arto Tuncboyacian told his family story during the concert - a painful story of an Armenian family, which lost 7 children from 11 on getaway from Western Armenia.
At the end of the concert the audience all as one demanded the popular song “Ararat” and performed it with Arto Tuncboyacian.
Special guest: Gor Sujyan


Participants:
Arto Tuncboyaciyan (percussions, hand drums, vocals, bular)
Anahit Artushyan (kanun)
Armen Ayvazyan (kemanche)
David Nalchajyan (alto sax)
Tigran Suchyan (trumpet)
Avag Margaryan (blul, zurna)
Arman Jalalyan (drums)
Karen Mamikonyan (acoustic piano, keyboards)
Edgar Sahakyan (bass)
Gagik "Gagas" Khodavirdi (guitar)
Levon Simonyan (guitar)


Sound Engineer: Karen Chilingaryan
Lighting Engineer: Samvel Maleryan
Executive Producer: Thomas Martirosyan