Monthly Archives: February 2019

Louise Manoogian Simone (1941-2019)

Posted on 02/19/2019 by aratopouzian

She has been called a civic leader, a philanthropist, businesswoman, patron of the arts and devoted to preserving the Armenian culture. Louise Manoogian Simone, daughter of the late Alex and Marie Manoogian has passed away at the age of 85. … Continue reading →

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Chick: The Blue Collar Musician

Posted on 02/11/2019 by aratopouzian

As I was growing up listening to Armenian music, there were different groups of instrumentalist musicians that I was aware of that played folk music. One of those groups of musicians were oud players. As far as I was concerned, … Continue reading →

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