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Presenting at TEDx Oakland University
If you haven’t heard what TEDx is by now, you are missing out on some of the most inspiring and motivating presentations available to the public. TEDx centers around the theme of ideas worth sharing. The acronym stands for Technology, Entertainment, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, design, entertainment, Genocide, ideas, michigan, music, Oakland University, Presentation, sharing, technology, Ted Talks, TEDx, Yerevan
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Guardians of Music Coming to Phoenix Theatres, Laurel Park
I am pretty excited to announce that I will be showing Guardians of Music: A History of Armenian Music in Detroit at the Phoenix Theatres, Laurel Park Place on October 1, 2015. Tickets are available online for $10 each. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, Livonia, michigan, movies, phoenix Theater, Topouzian
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Basement Records: A Story about Dino Pappas
Recently I was listening to the Fresh Air program on NPR and they had a great story about an author who wrote a book about collecting the most rare 78 RPM recordings from around the world. Recordings that would be over … Continue reading
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Tagged 78rpm, archives, Armenian, cassettes, cds, collecting, collection, collector, Dino Pappas, Folk music, Greek, music, musicians, records, releases, remastered, turkish, vinyl
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Whispers of Ellis Island Revisited
This morning on my way to a seminar I decided to listen to a recording in the car that I made many years ago. As a matter of fact, the album will turn fifteen this July. In 2000, I produced … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestors, Armenian, Armenian music, Dirty Linen, Ellis Island, Genocide, hardship, heartbreak, kanun, oud, Whispers, Zeytoonian
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Afterlife of Guardians of Music
A few months ago, I mentioned in a previous blog essay that I had the opportunity to “fill in” for a presentation (Armenian History through Music) that took place at Wayne State University, part of several ongoing events commemorating the Armenian Genocide. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Years, Armenian, armenian genocide, detroit, documentary, photographs, wayne state university
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Do the arts affect your daily life?
I recently read an article that posed the question – How are the arts part of your life and how have the arts inspired you to do something unique? To me, it’s a pretty easy answer on both accounts, but … Continue reading
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Tagged affect, Armenian, art, daily life, film, inspiration, Kresge, music
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April 24, 2015
April 24th has arrived. It’s today. It is not a birthday nor a joyous occasion for me or for any Armenian around the world as it is a day that Armenians will forever know as a day of Genocide. For … Continue reading
Bogosian : A Journey to Find Our Armenian Roots
This is a year I find myself especially proud of many friends and family that have taken on projects that surround the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. I say so in this way because in my family, there has been a lifetime of … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, bogosian, centenial, documentary, Genocide, Kickstarter
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