ARZAS VOSKANYAN: EUROVISION MISREPRESENTS CULTURES

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
17.02.2010 14:21 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia’s Honored Art Worker, composer Arzas
Voskanyan believes that Eurovision Song Contest shouldn’t be taken
seriously, as it’s a way to misrepresent national culture.

"I think it’s high time to stop exaggerating the importance of the
contest for Armenia," he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

While talking about Eva Rivas’ song to be presented at Eurovision
Song Contest, maestro Voskanyan emphasized that Turkey is in habit to
‘privatize’ the cultural heritage of other nations.

"It’s not surprising that after hearing oriental motives, Turkey
started to talk about stolen music. Actually, the fact that Turks
haven’t yet laid claims to medieval Armenian music, means that they
are not aware of its existence," he said.