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'REVIEW: Jazz Pianist Tigran Hamasyan Proffers Armenian Hymns on 'Luys i Luso'

Genre fusion clearly knows no bounds in the 21st Century. In 'Luys i Luso' ('Light from the Light'), jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan is peeling back the layers of the Soviet Union and "a hundred years of atheism" to reveal the most ancient, and so far, stagnant, motifs of Armenian hymns.
By Steve Nagel

  • 'Wallace Hartley’s ‘Titanic’ Violin Soon to be Displayed

    Among the noblest stories re-told from the sinking of the 'Titanic' is that of ship violinist Wallace Hartley and his band's commitment to "play on" while the ship sank around them. What may surprise people, however, is that Hartley's famed violin is confirmed to exist, in reasonable condition, and will be placed on display at two 'U.S. Titanic'Museum Attractions in 2016.
    By Steve Nagel
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