AMERICAN LEARN PLAYING ARMENIAN DUDUK

[MosJan]

 

AMERICAN LEARN PLAYING ARMENIAN DUDUK

[01:50 pm] 26 August, 2008

 

http://www.a1plus.am/file/img/b/8854.jpg 37-year-old musician John is known in the world as JHNO-the inventor of electronic music. He has been in Armenia since March of 2008. During an interview with A1+ he said he had come to learn playing duduk (Armenian national pipe).

 

“I first heard the tones of duduk in Martin Scorsese’s film “Passion of the Christ” which immediately appealed to me,” tells the musician.

 

Although the music is performed by Armenian duduk-player Vache Hovsepian John wasn’t keen on Armenian duduks at first.

 

“I bought a duduk from an organisation importing duduks from every corner of the world. But it was not an Armenian duduk, it was a Turkish one.”

 

At first the musician couldn’t play the instrument. As he says it is rather difficult to master the skills. “Duduk is a unique instrument. Though in comparison with a piano duduk is very small and has only a few holes it makes wonderful sounds”, says the American musician who has played the piano since the age of 4.

 

Then he moved to France and bought an Armenian duduk from an Armenian prominent duduk-player Ara Papikian. “He gave me lessons and taught me to breathe correctly using lungs and stomach. But even after taking lessons from a professional the American was unable to “subdue” the instrument.

 

“I finally realized that I must get acquainted with the homeland of duduk and breathe Armenian air and drink Armenian water to play the instrument.

 

Durink his visit to Armenia John went to Yerevan, Etchmiadzin, Dilijan, Vanadzor and Teghut. He says he is warmly welcomed everywhere. Armenians get surprised seeing a foreigner playing “Dle jaman” so well.

[Zartonk]

 

That's Frenchman Didier Malherbe -best known for being a member of the seminal Canterbury band Gong- playing the duduk like a brass horn.

[SAS]

Ես զարմանում եմ, թե ինչո՞ւ մինչև հիմա չունենք ամենամյա «Ջիվան Գասպարյանի անվան դուդուկի միջազգային մրցույթ» Հայաստանում:

 

Չէ՞ որ դա դուդուկի գովազդի ու տարածման լավագույն ձևերից մեկն է:

 

Էլ չեմ ասում «Ջիվանի» մակնիշի դուդուկների արտադրության մասին:

[Arpa]

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Edited August 28, 2008 by Arpa

[MosJan]

Ես զարմանում եմ, թե ինչո՞ւ մինչև հիմա չունենք ամենամյա «Ջիվան Գասպարյանի անվան դուդուկի միջազգային մրցույթ» Հայաստանում:

 

Չէ՞ որ դա դուդուկի գովազդի ու տարածման լավագույն ձևերից մեկն է:

 

Էլ չեմ ասում «Ջիվանի» մակնիշի դուդուկների արտադրության մասին:

 

SAS jan m@rtsuyt yev HAergner shat kan yerevanum aemen tary el havaqvum en isk anun@ - kareli e VAche Hovspeyan , Levon MAdatyan

 

jivanni anunov duduk ka yete iharke $1000+ a internetum mi qanis@ tsaxum en , mi hat el SHARM'n uni bavakanin tankagin e