ARMENIAN NAVY BAND AWARDED BBC PRIZE 2006
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11.04.2006 20:29 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ April 7 at the award ceremony of Radio 3 Awards
for World music 2006 the Armenian Navy Band was recognized the Best
European Band. Being formed by percussionist Arto Tuncboyaciyan,
born in Istanbul, the band comprises 12 Armenian musicians.
The style Arto calls Armenian avant-garde is a mix of jazz and Armenian
folklore. The band uses instruments typical for jazz: saxophone,
grand piano, contrabass, as well as Armenian duduk, zurna and kanon,
BBC reports.
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