Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave Nakhchivan to the south.
It is most famous for never having beaten Scotland at football losing 2-0 in Scotland on 8th June 2022 and 1-4 in Armenia on 14th June 2022. I'm sure that they will probably win next time around and there will be a song to celebrate such a magnificent feat.
In the meantime you will have to make do with some songs I have plucked from the internet. It is a veritable A-Z starting with Anette Aghabekyan and ending with Zarton
Anette apparently is a gifted musician who is most recognized for her entrancing pop songs. Here she is with the song Yerani.
Harout Bayan is 46.Other than that I know no more apart from the fact that he has a song called Gtel Em which may or may not be the Armenian equivalent of Get Intae Them. We
The Bambir is an Armenian rock band from Gyumri. Spanning 4 decades and with more than 50 musicians passing through its ranks, the band has moved into its second generation- as in, sons of the original members are operating as a separate four-piece that is still part of the original ensemble. Not to be confused with Bambi or Bamber Gascoigne.
Sarina Cross (also known as Sarina Sagherein) is a Lebanese Armenian singer who is partial to some Armenian Popurri.
Some Armenian Prog you say? Zartong were a quartet of Armenian musicians who moved to France and released a self-titled debut album before promptly vanishing in the late 70's.
We are back in Africa next time round
Sarina Cross -Armenian Popurri
I was in Gyumri exactly ten years ago staying in the understated place shown in the pictures. Disappointingly I didn't encounter The Bambir while I was there. Less disappointingly I avoided the Kardashians whose family are originally from Gyumri and who had visited not long before me.
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PS I should add that despite what Sarina Cross claims there is little or no popery in Armenia, strictly Armenian Apostolic.
DeleteMy ambition is to feature a country that you haven't been to!
ReplyDeleteThere have been plenty - Western Sahara, El Salvador, Jamaica, Aruba, Bahama, Kokomo etc
Deletestraight to Armenian prog for me
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