Armenian Grammy winner Arto Tunçboyacıyan on performing in Bengaluru and music beyond borders

Armenian Grammy winner Arto Tunçboyacıyan on performing in Bengaluru and music beyond borders

Arto Tunçboyacıyan | Photo Credit: Andranik Taylor “What do you play?” asks Arto Tunçboyacıyan, the Grammy award-winning percussionist on a WhatsApp call from Istanbul. This is a first. I am now the subject. I fumble, and sheepishly admit that I play some terrible guitar and also sing at times. He approves, and goes on to […]

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Marianna plays history on her Qanun

Marianna plays history on her Qanun

Marianna Gevorgyan with her Qanun | Photo Credit: S.R.Praveen As Marianna Gevorgyan moves her fingers gently over the many closely arranged strings, she nudges them gently with minute, graceful plucks. Behind her, the wind rustles through a bamboo grove, creating soft murmurs, almost gelling with the light strains from her Qanun. Just as with nature, […]

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