ROCK BAND "BAMBIR" TO GIVE CONCERT AT URBAT CLUB ON MAY 4

YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The rock band "Bambir" will give a
concert at Yerevan’s Urbat Club on May 4. The artistic director of the
rock band Gagik Barseghian said at a press conference prior to the
concert that in June "Bambir" will also have concerts at the puppet
theatre after Hovhannes Tumanian. According to him, the band will
sing songs writted based on Armenian and English fairy tales, as well
as quatrains of Hovhannes Tumanian.

In the words of G. Barseghian, although rock is considered serious
music, there are few rock fans in Armenia. "Two types of music –
restaurant and good restaurant music are favored in Armenia. Music is
never taken seriously here. Armenians consider music just as a means
of enjoying themselves," the artistic head of "Bambir" noted.

He said that "Bambir" mainly gives performances in the US and European
countries. The rock band was founded in 1978. Until now it has
released 3 discs and plans to release the 4th one by late 2007.