Azat Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Today while driving my sisters’ car around town I discovered an incredible Armenian CD/group that many of you may be very familiar with but was completely new to me. The name of the group is Cascade. I was mesmerized by their beautiful renditions of old music and new music. I instantly fell in love with the group. The group is formed by Arman Aghajanyan and Armen Papikyan, and a lady singer angelic voice named Ohanna Mtghyan, who I guess at one point use to sing with Aram Asatrian. In my opinion this trio has completely revolutionized/revitalized traditional Armenian melodies. Please check out their website: http://www.cascadefolktrio.com/ I strongly recommend their latest CD: http://www.bandaz.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/coversample-copy.gif To purchase online please click herehttp://www.bandaz.com/Merchant2/merchant.m...ct_Code=BZ_2764 Press about themhttp://www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm...ject_id/123.cfm To listen to sample of their songshttp://www.cascadefolktrio.com/songs.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasun Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 You just reminded me to listen to their CD that I bought a year ago and never listened to the end From the few songs that I listened they sounded like Tata songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted December 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 I don't know about old CD but the new one sounds nothing like Tata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasun Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 I just listened to the 5 songs in the link, they are really good although I am not a big fan of folk music. Maybe they changed from the first album, or I was wrong comparing with Tata. P.S. they do sound similar to some other Armenian music, I am not sure but I have listened to very similar stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 katak@ mek korm Cascad@ hoyakapa - yes irenst arachin cd shat em sirel / hima el es mekn em lsum mek emk / iskapes lava ! bravo Nor shunch !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurgen Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Hmmzz I never listened to them before but I like what I hear from the samples, they're pretty good. Nothing like Tata, I can say that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shield-maiden Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 I've seen a number of music videos of Cascade Trio being shown on Armenian Cable Channel (Ch55 for those in So. CA) for the past few months. Unfortunately every time I've seen them has been in the early morning (3/4 am), so I don't know if they have ever been shown at an earlier time. I thought the videos very pretty well done; kind of on the abstract side and different from most of the types of videos that are shown on ACC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jend Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 I don't know anything about Cascade. Hope I won't be disappointed. But I can share some interesting information. The lady is a professional musician, she graduated from the conservatory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted December 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 She is really great. And yes she is a professional and has a beautiful voice and an incredible vocal range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandaz Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Check out the latest on Cascade Folk Trio. They've hit the big time. There was just a feature on them on National Public Radio. www.theworld.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Thanks for the link Bandaz! and welcome to HyeForum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted January 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Bandaz, thank you very much for the link. I can't tell you how happy I am to see them make it big and i hope this is only the beginning. Bandaz, also welcome to HyeForum. I see you are the producer/production company of this CD. GREAT job. It just makes me so proud to see these kind of people succeed. THANK YOU. Maybe you can ask the guys from the band to join us here once in a blue moon and post so we can all thank them for their great work :thumpup: I love "Hayreni Hoghe" and "Achkes Jampit Mnatz" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 Azat jan, they rock! I think I know one of the guys from the Conservatoria. I think he attended classes there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 Boston Globe, CD Review >> Cascade Folk Trio: Old Street By James Reed, Globe Correspondent, 1/23/2004 The mention of Armenian folk music is not going to send CDs flying off shelves anytime soon. This is a given, but it's because most mainstream audiences equate world music -- unless it's from their own culture -- with a staid genre that somehow eschewed rock 'n' roll and jazz. The Cascade Folk Trio suggests otherwise on its debut album of folk music gone electric, amplified, and downright rollicking at times. Forget fluency in Armenian; the helpful liner notes guide you along with translations, and the album's different vocalists convey the songs' emotion through delivery. There are traditional songs and themes here, but they've been rejuvenated with contemporary instrumentation. "Lingering Room," with its drums and R&B harmonies, sounds like something you'd hear in heavy rotation in chill-out bars. "You Are a Doe" is a paean to unrequited love: "In a green field, picking flowers/ I look for you, my lovely doe . . ." The title track opens with strands of accordion that recall songs from the "Amelie" soundtrack, but unfortunately segues into a listless ballad. Regardless, this all goes to show that there's more to world music than just bagpipes and sitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted October 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Armen jan a fast read for you http://www.usanogh.com/articles/article.php?story_id=66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Thanks Azat jan. To tell you the truth, I listened to "Khatsu tegha" some 20 times yesterday. Piano performance is amazing. I think you know what I'm talking about. And the bass-drum background arrangement they have is a kind of novelty for Armenian music. Not to mention her sexy voice...I am shocked! And you know what I am MOST shocked about. She sings pure Rabiz in the first part of "Achqs Champid Mnats" and it still ... sounds ... don't know. The R&B rythm probably goes well with Rabiz. I think we are going to discover lot of new things about the potential of Armenia music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted October 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 first CD http://www.narek-store.com/shop/SearchResu...tock=MD-7843-CD http://www.narek-store.com/Assets/product/images/MD7843.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Azat jan, my roomates got infected with Cascade Now Cascade is all over the place in the house. I think I'm gonna hate it in some 3-4 days. BTW they are a Romanian and Chinese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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