Armenian Music Awards honors past and present

[Harut]

i heard there have been some problems after the ceremony.

is it true?

[MosJan]

ahha indzi u qez award cheyin tvel- jorovurd@ zayratsats bunt er bartsratsrel yev pahanjel.

[Harut]

jisht asats, yes el ei jghanynatsel.

inchi menk minchev hima vat enk eghel??

karain che mi hat el mer anun@ tal.

 

"saghin hishik, mezi chishik"

[MosJan]

HAyi Baxta axper jan

 

Jishtn asats es yes havaquyt@ hamarum em , miyayn yev miyayn entertainment, voch mi lurj ban chm tesnum sranum.

 

Arajin irenst web pag@ ur "petqe Wot " aneyin jisht chi asxhatum, mi mard@ bazmaki angam karor e nuyn yergchi hamar point tal, dzev@ uraki reconect petq e anel, amen angam. yete uzenayi Uzbekin #1 k@darstneyinq bolor catigoryanerum...

 

yerkrod@ chem uzum asem, urraki petq chi sra masin ester xosel

[MosJan]

cheyi aselu bayts petqe asem uremn mi hat sayluk tufta en berel vor et harordum@ vari , en el ham@ hanela, inch apushutyun ases dursa tvel.

vor chaseyi es gisher hangist cheyi qni .

haziv hangstatsa...

[MosJan]

By Ryan Carter

Homage paid to current musical artists while recognizing victims of genocide and war.

 

GLENDALE -- Armenia's history was celebrated while recognizing the best of International Armenian musical artistry at the 4th Annual Armenian Music Awards held at The Alex Theatre on Friday.

 

This year's theme celebrated the 1,700-year-old milestone of the acceptance of Christianity as Armenia's religion.

 

As part of the production this year, a timeline chronicling the history behind the culture of the Armenian republic was woven through the event's 20 live performances. Among those performances were international Armenian music and film artists such as the French-Armenian recording artist known as Yerso, who sang "Zartong," which translates into the words "awakening" or "rebirth," said event spokeswoman Silva Harapeti.

 

Homage was paid to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks on the East Coast, and tributes were given to artists for their work in educating others about issues such as the Armenian Genocide.

 

On a stage adorned in a medieval style, images of the oldest Armenian churches led to illustrations of modern Christian Armenians.

 

History aside, the goal of the Armenians in Music and Film Assn., which sponsored the heavily attended show, was to recognize the best of current Armenian music.

 

The 4th-annual award show, presented in English, was a way of sharing Armenian culture with the world, said it's founder and producer, Peter Peter Bahlawanian, 31.

 

"[Armenian culture] has been hidden. It's been in the closet," he said. "The time is now for breaking all the barriers down."

 

Through the program, which was fed via satellite to Europe and the Middle East, Armenians can feel good about themselves while sharing their history and art with others, Bahlawanian said.

 

THE WINNERS:

 

* Best Modern Contemporary Album: "Zartong" by Yerso.

 

* The Michael Ganian Award: "Caravan" by Haroutioun Ansourian.

 

* Best International Album: "Giorni" by Jon Varto.

 

* Best New World Fusion Album: "Khorviarab" by Ara Gevorkian

 

* Best Original Contemporary Album: "Black and White" by Roamo and Emma Petrossian

 

* Best Male Vocalist: Harut Hagopian.

 

* Best Female Vocalist: Shoushan Petrossyan.

 

* Best Jazz Fusion Album: "Mountain Dance" by Armenian Jazz Band.

 

* Best Pop Retro Album: "Love"' By Nune

 

* Best Classical Album: "Complete Works of Parsegh Ganapchian."

 

* Best Popular Album: "Asem Te Chasem," Aram Assatryan.

 

* Best Traditional Instrumental Album: "Echo of the Mountians" by Yeghish Manoukian.

 

* Best Chillren's Album: "Playground," Vaco.

 

* Best Dance Album: "With Friends," Grisha Aghakhanian.

 

* Best Traditional Album: "Im Iyran Ganche," by Margaret Shahinian.

 

* Best Album Cover: "Zartong" by Yerso.

 

* Best Original Song: "Hayrenik" by Soushan Petrossyan.

 

* Best Newcomer: Irina Malkhassian.

 

* Favorite Singer Voted by the People: Tata.

 

* Best Alternative Folk Album: "Yerk" Roupen Hakhverdian.

 

* Best Compilation Album: "Songs for the New Century, Edgar Gyanjumyan.

 

* Best Music Video: "Silence" by Sako, directed by Koji.

 

* Best Television Entertainment Show of the Year: "Demq Show."

 

* Best Oral Traditional Album: "Musical Relics of Armenia, Hayrik Mouradian."

 

* Lifetime Achievement Award: Gegam Grigorian.

 

* Anoush Recognition Award: Jakline. * Anoush Achievement Award: Harry Hadikian.

 

* Anoush Genocide Award: System of a Down, band.

[Harut]

ooooo, uremn dra patjarov a inch vor anakhorjutyunner patahel???

[Harut]

Mos jan, menk stegh kez bolors haskanum enk.

arkhayin asa, datarkvi, u gishernernn el hangist kni.

[Harut]

i had the chance to see this show for the first time. what a dumb, stupid, "anmakardak", i would say "anhetet" show.
best money waste of the year.(if they spent any money on it at all).


apparantly someone had a lot of time for clicking. h@ Mos?

[MosJan]

demq@ vat chi havata havanum em, sakayn AMA el bavakanin araj er gnatsel chhshvats sxal titrosneri, yev himmar hosti kaseyi naxord tarineri het hamemat bavakanin lav er, bavakanin mrstanakner jisht eyin,

sakayn yete best artsit@ Tatan e, best albom@ onchpes karor e urishin@ linel kam best produser@ urish mek@ qan SHARM GTAK, yev inchu bolor artistnerin chen @endgrkel, hents inq@ ELON@ vori yerger@ yes shat em havanum arjani er 1 kam aveli mrtsanaki isk dra ter@ um hasav ??? haxverdyanin vori mrtsanak@ BArsegyan records@ 1 tarov vartsu e talsi uremn GArni records, + PE-Ko + Barsegyan + Narek = AMA ?? isk ur mnatsin muysner@???

 

de drami masin xosk chka bavakanin $$$ tsaxsel en, yev arajin angam linelov satelaytov tsutsadrvets , yev inchpes ? parskakan channalov yev parskakan reklamnerov, menak mi 10 angam aram asatryani yev artashi reklam en tsuyts tvel.

ba en parskahay kin@ vro HAyeren angam chi yergum, na inchpes mrtsanak statsav vorpes Haykakan Arvestaget ?> Kotratvats Hayi achker yergelu hamar ?? te parskahay liunelu yev parskakan TV-um tsanotner unenalu hamar, isk en Garshokov n@vagor@??? vor jrov garshok er n@vagum ??? yerevi mi hanrahayt HAyi Garoshok er yerel /?? yev kam Harodman jamanak Andin inch iravunq uni parskeren parskastani jorovrdin barevalu , minchev HAyeren chxosel@, kaseyi vro yerevi parskakan TV/in mi inchvor mi ban partq en yerel yerevi...

 

Fransyahay yergjuhin 3 mrtsanak ??? haskanum em HAy e sakayn mezanits qanis@ n@ra masin giten ??? yev kam albomi kazmi hamar mrtsanak@??? katakner en .

 

skayn norits em asum aveli lav er kazmakerpvats qan naxord tariner@, yerevi te jamanak harst e, amen inch lav klini, amen inch mi angamits chi linum,,,

 

norits yev norits B+ husov hajord tarinerin aveli lav klini,,,

lav chlini menq ho ester enq mihst patrast q@nnadatelu .

[Harut]

Mos jan, shat shnorhakal em parzabanumneri yev teghekutyunneri hamar. thank you.

jisht nor asem, yes ayd hakhordum@ @ndhanrapes chem tesel, voch ays tari, voch nakhord tarinerin.((aprum em Resedaum, haykakan mijavayrits heru, yev miak haykakan alik@ vor unem, da Saki Muradiani AWTV e.))

nuynisk vochvoki chem janachum ays tsutsakits, batsi mi kani hayastantsi yerajishtneri.

dra hamar el asatsnerd klukhs chmtav.

 

isk inch verabervum e "Demq" showin, yes norits kasei vor shat djhgoh em.

chnayats vor mi epizod em tesel. hamel karogha sa urish demq show a?? vorov hetev im tesats@ hech sirelu ban cher, du vonts karogh a patahi sireir?

im tesats@ patrastel ein mi khumb dprotsnavart hay yeritasardner Hollywoodits.

chnayats vor yes misht qajalerum em zvarjali haghordumner@, ays mek@ shat anmakardak yev animast show er. sorry.

 

ayskan ban.

[nellie]

I agree with you on one point, the show was definately an improvement from the years before. However, i don't feel as if you, or me, are knowledgeable enough to discredit the award winners. The votes may not have been accurate (due to computer glitch), but the organizers know better than us what they are doing.
the parskahay ergchuhi, that you're referring to is Zhaklin. she won the award for hay arvestaget, because she was deserving of it. If you researched the matter a bit further, you'd find out that Zhaklin is not a singer, she sang hayi acher for her own enjoyment, and she did not win an award for this. Zhaklin is a song writer. I give her and her parents a lot of credit becuase she was born and grew up in Iran, in fact her ancestors were there for over 500 years (since the discovery of the Americas) however, they were able to hold on to the Armenian culture for over 5 centuries. sure, she may not speak fluent Armenian, but the fact that she speaks it at all is remarkable, same goes for Andy.
we should be proud that we have an Armenian woman such as Zhaklin who is so loved and respected in the Iranian market, she is one of the best (if not the best) Persian songwriter, along with Martik, and yes, Andy.
I am ashamed of the handful of Armenians who started booing at her from the audience. True, she talked longer than she should've, but this gives us no right to insult her.

[nellie]

I myself, as a young Armenian woman, am proud of any Armenian who is successful and retains his/her identity.

I am ashamed of the ignorant Armenian audience who finds it disrespectful erb Zhaklin-@ kotrtvaz hayerenov-e ergum ev erb andin barevum-e parskastani zhoghovrdin. Zhaklin was so honored when she won her award that she couldn't stop talking. Unfortunately we can't say the same about many of our other fellow Armenian artists, like ruben hakverdian, who finds his award not as an honor, but as something to make money off of, or that stupid person who accepted the award on hakverdian's behalf. These two basically just mocked the awards show, as well as everybody watching it.

I myself was born in Armenian and grew up in the U.S., but i'm knowlegeable enough about Iranian-Armenian history, to say that with all my being, I honor them.

[Pilafhead]

Welcome Nellie! We need more people to talk music!

 

Mike