“No song is coincidental and the lyrics say it all. I am inspired by life and even more by women. Yes, women are a source of inspiration for me,” said Gharibian.
He can speak Armenian, but not write, so he asks his friends to help him out with certain words sometimes.
It is possible that Charles Aznavour has never heard the “Armenian Waltz”, says Gharibian. He has no idea who selected his song for the ceremony.
Dan Gharibian also shared with us the story of him meeting Charles Aznavour.
“We invited him to sing with us. We played all songs from “Plein du monde” album by Bratsch [Gharibian’s band at that time – Mediamax] with famous performers. With Aznavour, we sang “A drop of water”, and he said he would sing in French and only perform a couple of lines in Armenian. And so he did, and we sang the rest of the song together. It was one of the rare instances of Aznavour singing in Armenian,” said Gharibian.
Charles Aznavour always strived to pave a way for other artists. Even at the ceremony honoring his memory, Aznavour helped another musician get recognition, as the experienced, but yet unknown in Armenia Dan Gharibian is gaining attention.
After Bratsch, he now performs as part of Dan Gharibian Trio, which is touring in France and Italy this year.
Ellada Ghukasyan, Mediamax’ correspondent in France
