{"id":24,"date":"2021-10-08T14:58:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T14:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beautifulsoundsofarmenia.com\/home\/"},"modified":"2021-10-08T20:51:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T20:51:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beautifulsoundsofarmenia.com\/","title":{"rendered":"home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 550px; height: 986px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2553403153\/size=large\/bgcol=#7396FF\/linkcol=63b2cc\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creativeartistsproductions.bandcamp.com\/album\/beautiful-sounds-of-armenia\">Beautiful Sounds of Armenia by Chris Marashlian<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This CD project, is a true labor of love on a creative and musical level, by all who made it possible. A documentation of efforts by composers and musical performances by a hand-picked group of seasoned, american\/armenian musicians, capturing the essence, flavor and spice of traditional armenian music, which is manifested herein.It is once again an honor and privilege to present to the World, with Peace and Love, the creative gift of Music, through the \u201cBeautiful Sounds of Armenia\u201d ~ Chris Marashlian<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Special Thanks to:<br \/>\nAram Hovagimian, for the countless hours spent with me in the pre-production and developmental phases of this project.<br \/>\nZarouhi Otchy, whose voice was as musical as an additional instrument layer on this Project. www.zarouhidance.com<br \/>\nMarinho Nobre \u201cNobrian\u201d, for his patience, co-operation and for sharing my dedication to achieving audio perfection. (Marinho Nobre`s Duduks manufactured exclusively by Arthur Grigoryan: www.arthurgrigoryan.com)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To Musician Friends: John Vartan, Robert Boghosian, John Tarpinian, Aram Hovagimian, Michael Gostanian and Marinho Nobre for their collective contributions, which helped to fuse the perfect blend of Musical elements required, in making this CD project one of the Beautiful Sounds Of Armenia.<br \/>\nCD Cover Graphics\/Insert by: Lilian Marshall www.lilianfm.com<br \/>\nMastered at Masterdisk\/NYC, Roger Lian\/Mastering Engineer<br \/>\nProduced by Chris Marashlian\/Creative Artists Productions<br \/>\nCo-Produced by Marinho Nobre. www.marinhonobre.com<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The songs contained on this CD are all old favorites of mine, and were chosen in an effort to bring them back. I previously had the privilege of recording them more than twenty five years ago, with well-known, east-coast Armenian artists of the era such as: John Berberian, Jack Baghsarian, Souren Baronian and Robert Marashlian.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I trust that the arrangements on this disc will please many an Armenian listener, as well as anyone else who appreciates good music. The ultimate goal is that the true beauty and cultural values are preserved and passed on for all to enjoy: Armenians, Americans and the World.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Performing Artists:<br \/>\nChris Marashlian: Martin D 28 12 String Acoustic Guitar, Yamaha 6 String Nylon Acoustic Guitar, Kydd 5 String Fretless Upright bass,<br \/>\nFarnel 5 String Electric Bass, Synthesizer Orchestral Strings, Dumbeg, All Song Arrangements.<br \/>\nZarouhi Otchy: Voice (Tracks 1,2,6,7)<br \/>\nJohn Vartan: Kemenche, Kaval, Sring (All Tracks)<br \/>\nJohn Tarpinian: Oud (Tracks 1,2,5,9,10)<br \/>\nRobert Boghosian: Oud (Tracks 3,4,6,8,11),Violin (Track 4)<br \/>\nMichael Gostanian: Kanoun (Tracks 1,2 3,4,5,6,9,10,11)<br \/>\nMarinho Nobre \u201cNobrian\u201c:\u00a0 Duduk (Tracks 1,6,9,10,11) Shaker (Track 8)<br \/>\nAram Hovagimian: Piano (Tracks 1,2,4,5,6,7,10,11)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recorded and Mixed at Mano Music Media Group\/Astoria NY, by Marinho Nobre and Chris Marashlian, for Creative Artists Productions<br \/>\nOrchestral Composition\/Arrangements\/Performance by Chris Marashlian.<br \/>\nAdditional Orchestrations\/Performance\/Programming by Marinho Nobre<br \/>\nAdditional Synthesizer Programming\/Recording\/Performance by Aram<br \/>\nHovagimian, at Van Studios, Cinnaminson, NJ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My ancestors homeland and my family`s motherland. The World could never perpetu\u0002ate itself without the Mothers of the land. This CD Production entitled \u201cMyrig\u201d, which translates to Mother in English, is dedicated to my Mom, Mary&#8230;. and to all Mothers of the Earth, without whom, we would not exist.<br \/>\n~ Thank you, Mom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For CD orders and info write to: Creative Artists Productions, PO Box 3455, Toms River, NJ 08756<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-191 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/beautifulsoundsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/back-beautiful-sounds-of-armenia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"795\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beautifulsoundsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/back-beautiful-sounds-of-armenia.jpg 795w, https:\/\/beautifulsoundsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/back-beautiful-sounds-of-armenia-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beautifulsoundsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/back-beautiful-sounds-of-armenia-768x714.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/beautifulsoundsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cap-logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beautifulsoundsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cap-logo-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/beautifulsoundsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cap-logo-1-300x58.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Creative Artists Productions P.O. 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