Armenian Folk Band Performs at Largest Folklore Festival in Argentina

Wednesday, January 28th, 2015

Armenian folk band Kusan performs at the National Folklore Festival in Argentina

COSQUIN, Argentina (Agencia Prensa Armenia)–The Armenian folk band
Kusan performed for the first time in history at the National Folklore
Festival of Cosquin, Argentina, on Monday, Jan. 26. “Despite the
Genocide, they are here. They kept their identity and cultural legacy
and transmitted it to humanity,” said the presenter of the most
important festival of folk music in Argentina and Latin America.

“From the beginning, people connected with us. When we spoke about the
genocide people joined us. We perceived a feeling of solidarity,” said
Enrique Avakian, director and creator of Kusan after the show. At the
end, they played traditional Argentinean songs like “Carnavalito” and
“Zamba para olvidar” with the typical Armenian instruments.

The Cosquin Folk Festival lasts nine days and gathers the most
important folklore musicians and bands of the continent.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress