Haig Yazdjian

Haig Yazdjian is a composer and a vocalist and an Oud player and a producer. He was born in Aleppo, Syria in 1959. His parents are Armenians from Kayseri, Nevşehir, modern-day Turkey.[1] He has lived in Greece, which is where he began his interest in Eastern music. His first album BEAST ON THE MOON was not that famous. But the second one TALAR, showed up in 1996 and accelerated his popularity.[2]

Yazdjian played on Loreena McKennitt's 2006 album An Ancient Muse.[3]

Discography

  • 1995: Nihavend Ionga. Label: FM Records
  • 1996: Talar. Libra Music
  • 1998: Garin. Libra Music
  • 2001: Beast on the Moon. Label: Haig
  • 2001: Yeraz The Master Oud Player. Label: WMI
  • 2007: Amalur. Label: Libra Music
  • 2009: Rhythm In Topkapı Palace Orient Percussion - Arras. Label: Jet Plak Kaset
  • 2010: Imerologio. Warner
  • 2011: Stou Tragoudiou Tin Ohthi No 6. Warner

References

  1. ↑ Haig Yazdjian
  2. ↑ "El armenio Haig Yazdjian presenta 'Amalur' en Leioa". Artezblai. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Kallimopoulou, Eleni (2009). Paradosiaká: music, meaning and identity in modern Greece. Ashgate Publishing. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-0-7546-6630-1.
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