Author Archives: aratopouzian
A New Year that comes with…
We rung out 2022 and rung in 2023 and like many of us do, we either really loved the previous year and look forward to the new year, or we say “good riddens” to the previous year and pray for … Continue reading
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Public Domain Day was January 1st
January 1st of each year marks Public Domain Day. I have to be honest and tell you that I had never paid attention to this annual “holiday”, but this year there seems to be some additional buzz surrounding the different … Continue reading
Posted in art, art work, creativity
Tagged art, Authors, Charlie Chaplin, creative, Hemingway, Jazz Singer, Metropolis, movies, music, Public Domain, Sherlock Holmes
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The Magic and Sustainability of the Silver Screen
We all can relate to the fact that the pandemic halted or altered our lives for over two years. As we seem to have returned to a new norm of a ‘normal life’, on occasion, certain thoughts attract my attention. … Continue reading
Posted in detroit, film, Reflections, Uncategorized
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Building my YouTube channel
Not too long ago, I decided that I wanted to grow my video music YouTube channel. Currently I have over 100 videos that I have posted over the last several years. In the past, I didn’t put much effort into … Continue reading
Posted in Armenian, Middle Eastern music, music, world music
Tagged Ara Topouzian, Armenian, Armenian music, Armenian youtube, Folk music, Kanon, kanoon, kanun, michigan, music, qanun, Topouzian, world music, youtube
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A Cultural Experience Performing at The Hawk
In the last few years, I have tried to avoid writing blog posts about my performances as I am really looking to create content in these postings which may be more thought provoking or promotional of other topics. However, I … Continue reading
Posted in Armenian, armenian genocide, art, creativity, culture, detroit, music, Reflections
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Musicians Reunite, No Missing Beats
This morning I was thinking about a musical gig I did the other night. Luckily now that the pandemic part of COVID seems to be behind us, playing music has picked up once again and we are seeing live music … Continue reading
Posted in Armenian, culture, Gigs, Middle Eastern music, music, world music
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Tired of the Silence
I will make this short. As the title of this post suggests, I, along with every Armenian, is tired of the ongoing silence that resonates over the treatment of our people by the Turkish government. The latest. In the early … Continue reading
Posted in Armenian, armenian genocide, Artsakh, Genocide
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When commercials were fun
The other day I was looking for a graphic to go along with another post I created when I stumbled on an old commercial on YouTube that I remember in my youth. I got a short chuckle out of it … Continue reading
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Mal Barsamian & Qawsaan (Two Bows) Concert Recital at Tufts University
It is not every day that I watch a concert of live Middle Eastern music and become completely impressed and immersed into the entire performance. That is not to mean that I haven’t been impressed by Middle Eastern musical artistry, … Continue reading
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Armenia and Ukraine – Common Victims of Genocide
Each year through this blog, I do my best to commemorate April 24th, a date too well known to Armenians worldwide when 1.5 million Armenians were slaughtered by the hands of the Turkish government, then referred to as the Ottoman … Continue reading
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