Author Archives: aratopouzian

Another member of the folk music community lost his life this past month, Turkish clarinetist Selim Sesler. He was 57. Sesler was called the “Coltrane of the clarinet” by many throughout the last few years of his life and I … Continue reading →

Normally, I confine my posting on this blog to subjects that surround music. I simply avoid using this resource as a means to pontificate my personal views as I can do so in person or in other ways. With that … Continue reading →

Whenever you set out to tackle a project, especially one that involves a multitude of people, you hope that most will be supportive in a multitude of ways. Support is not always in the financial sense but just a simple … Continue reading →

I have much admiration for those that write a blog. It isn’t as easy as one might think, especially when you decide that you wish to focus on a particular topic and you wish to stick to that. I have … Continue reading →

6705 West Lafayette Avenue in Detroit, Michigan probably doesn’t mean much to the average reader of this blog, but for thousands of Armenians from Detroit dating back to the 1940s, this address was a part of their rich past they … Continue reading →

If you grew up listening to Armenian ‘kef’ music like I did, you have undoubtedly heard of Hagop (Jack) Chalikian. An Armenian kanunist. You don’t read much about Jack online unless it refers to him in the liner notes of … Continue reading →

The only way you haven’t heard that I have been fundraising for my project Detroit Hye Times is if you have been living in a hole for the last several weeks or better yet..you have been blocking me from your … Continue reading →

The new buzz word these days in economic development is crowdfunding. Truth be told, my “daytime” passion and (steady paycheck) involves running a business association (Chamber of Commerce) while utilizing my professional background in economic development to help accomplish those … Continue reading →