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2011 March 21, Monday 00:00

On March 21, 2011, the first ever recorded CD of Naregatsi Armenian Folk Instruments Ensemble won the prestigeous “Best Folk Album of the Year” award at the Armenian National Music Awards 2010 ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia.

The album is a 2010 Naregatsi Art Institute production and features Armenian folk music and minstrel songs. The album includes, among others, “Aravot Luso” in Zaven Tagakchyan’s rendition, “Kani vur djan im” and “Ari indz angaj kal” by Sayat-Nova, “Baghdagiuli” in Alexander Tadevosyan’s rendition, “Ghapama” in Tatul Altunyan’s rendition, “Tarlan-tarlan” by Sheram, “Shushiki” by Komitas, as well as folk circle and solo dances.

The production comes along with voluminous liner notes in Armenian, English and French inserted in the CD’s nicely designed paper case. The liner notes feature photos of folk instruments with accompanying descriptions, and a preamble by Haytoug Shamlian discussing the ethymology of the word “instrument”.