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Preserving Culture Amid Genocide: A Reflection from the Michigan Creates Podcast
In the latest episode of Michigan Creates, I delve into a deeply personal and poignant topic: the preservation of culture amid the atrocities of genocide. This special edition, titled “Preserving Culture Amid Genocide & Holocaust,” reflects on the resilience of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ara Topouzian, Armenian, armenian genocide, culture, Genocide, Holocaust, michigan creates, podcast, Preservation
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Michigan Creates, New Podcast Series
For several years I served proudly on the Michigan Arts & Cultural Council (MACC) through appointments by both Governor Snyder and Whitmer. The experience I gained being a council member exposed me to abundance of artists and arts organizations in … Continue reading
Posted in art, creativity, culture, detroit, music, Uncategorized
Tagged amazon, apple podcast, Ara Topouzian, art organizations, artists, Arts, culture, fyp, marketing, michigan, michigan creates, musicians, painters, podcast, promotion, spotify, writers, youtube
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Guardians of Music Re-Airs on Detroit Public TV
On February 27th, my film documentary Guardians of Music: A History of Armenian Music in Detroit re-aired as part of Armenian night on Detroit Public Television. My film followed the world premiere of Armenia, My Home produced by Emmy award … Continue reading
Posted in Armenian, armenian genocide, culture, film, Genocide, music, Reflections
Tagged Andrew Goldberg, Ara Topouzian, Armenia My Home, armenian genocide, Armenian music, art, culture, detroit, documentary, dptv, Guardians of Music, history, kanun, music, pbs, television
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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
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Tagged Ara Topouzian, Armenian, Armenian music, Armenian youtube, Folk music, Kanon, kanoon, kanun, michigan, music, qanun, Topouzian, world music, youtube
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It’s almost time..about to kickstart the year
After many months of preparation, I am finally ready to launch my Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for Detroit HYE Times, a project that (if fundraising is successful) will highlight the history of the Armenian musicians in Detroit that performed … Continue reading
HYE Times 