MUSIC ENSEMBLES OF ISTANBUL TO HAVE CONCERTS IN YEREVAN AND VANADZOR
Noyan Tapan
Dec 11, 2008
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The Kardes Turkuler (Brother
Songs) music ensemble and the Sayat Nova Armenian choir of Istanbul
will have a joint concert program on December 12-13 in Yerevan
and Vanadzor. As Gayush Calikma-Gavrilov, a member of the Sayat
Nova ensemble, reported at the December 10 press conference, Kardes
Turkuler’s reportoire mainly includes Armenian, Turkish, and Kurdish
folk songs. The ensemble will perform the Msho Akhchik, Kani Vur Janim,
and other Armenian songs.
It was also mentioned that Kardes Turkuler was created 15 years ago
with the mission to contribute to improval of friendly, brotherly
relations between the peoples of the countries being at war with
each other.