TRIBUTE CONCERT FOR HRANT DINK (NEW YORK)

Armenian Weekly
Wed, May 5 2010

MAY 8, 2010 * TRIBUTE CONCERT FOR HRANT DINK. Featuring world-renowned
percussionist Arto Tuncboyaciyan and Turkish rock artist Yasar Kurt,
who together formed the musical collaboration Yash-Ar. Begins at 8
p.m. at Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, 695 Park Ave. (68th St.

between Park and Lexington Avenues) in New York City. Tickets start
from $20. Purchase at Tuncboyaciyan
and Kurt will share the stage with musicians from the Armenian Navy
Band to honor and pay tribute to Hrant Dink, the Turkish-Armenian
journalist and editor-in-chief of the Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos
newspaper, who was assassinated on Jan. 19, 2007. The musicians will
perform Tuncboyaciyan’s timeless songs, as well as works from Yash-Ar’s
debut album "Against Hatred and Animosity" (Nefrete Kine Karsi), which
includes a special song dedicated to the memory of Hrant Dink. Proceeds
of the concert will go to the International Hrant Dink Foundation.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress