Sengaia

Thank you all! Lots of research for me to do. Thanks for the links, but the Russian is sometimes a problem: when you think 'woohoo, mp3's!' I click once more and find myself on a site where I can't understand anything... I read in a French interview with Serj Tankian that he especially liked Karnig Sarkissian, Harout Pamboukdjian and Rouben Hakhverdian. Yeah, rock is universal, and calling them nu-metal would be some sort of an insult, but some of the singing lines do have a sort of eastern flavour, and lots of times you'll hear those 'ringing' guitar/mandoline things. I'm also interested in the lyrics of SOAD, concerning the diaspora. I read on several websites that the song Chop Suey refers to something which a 'Father Armeni' stated, with the 'Father, why have you forsaken me'-part in it?

Hi! I'm a student form the Netherlands, interested in the Armenian culture and diaspora. I need your help for an assignment: I'm looking for a few names in music that really represent Armenia. Old, or new, doesn't matter: what do you guys think are the top 5 essential bands/songs/genres that represent the identity of Armenia? It's really hard for an outsider to find the 'big, important names' in the chaos you find on the internet. I love System of a Down, found out about their roots, and now want to know more about Armenian music. Would you guys say that you can still hear some bits and pieces of 'real Armenian identity' in SOAD? Could you help me to describe Armenian music, from all angles?? Thanks a lot!! You can also mail me if you like.