Responding to Violence through Art
by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach YEREVAN — Every message I have received from Armenia over the holidays has expressed the notion that 2020 was a terrible year for everyone, and doubly so…
“‘The Water Has Found Its Crack’: Finding Armenian Through Music” by Dr. Joseph Bohigian
FRESNO — Composer Dr. Joseph Bohigian will speak on “‘The Water Has Found Its Crack’: Finding Armenian Through Music” at 7:00PM (Pacific time) on Friday, February 19, 2021. The presentation…
Scholarship Program of the Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation reopens
After a month-long hiatus, the Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has reopened its scholarship program for the 2021-2022 academic year. It includes some changes, as well as…
AYF Western U.S. Launches Its Long- Awaited Podcast Haytoug Talks
LOS ANGELES—A new, go-to podcast for the Armenian community has arrived, ripe with vigor, driven by the dream to contextualize the stories of our ancestors to the next generation and…
System Of A Down’s “Chop Suey” is the first metal music video to hit 1 billion plays on YouTube
Following the release of the band’s 2020 singles “Protect The Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz,” System Of A Down’s most popularized song and video has managed to reach the ten-figure mark…
Famous Italian musician Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi performs a piece dedicated to Artsakh
Famous Italian accordion and bandoneon player Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi has performed a composition in memory of the victims of Artsakh war. In a Facebook post the musician thanked composer Martin…
Young community leader shares love of culture with first Armenian children’s book
WATERTOWN, Mass.—Meghri Dervartanian is expressing her undying love and appreciation for her mother tongue with the release of her first book: Հպարտ Հայ (Proud Armenian). “A proud Armenian is someone…
SYSTEM OF A DOWN RAISE OVER $600,000 IN DONATIONS TO THE ARMENIA FUND
The band have given a rare interview together to speak about their ongoing campaign for the people of Artsakh and Armenia System Of A Down have raised over $600,000 (£454,000)…
Armenian hackers leak a large number of Azerbaijani government documents
(Armradio)- Armenian hacking team leaked about a gigabyte of governmental emails from Azerbaijan including the presidential office. “We successfully logged in to Azerbaijani governmental emails system and managed to receive…
Lory Bedikian Shares Armenian Experience on “Finding Truths and Creating Arts”
SANTA MONICA, CA – The Broad State and Red Hen Press are hosting an episode of “Finding Truths and Creating Arts” on July 16 at 6 pm (PST) via Facebook…