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Article: Armenian Pop Music in the '90s -- A Matter of Hye-Tech-Nique
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- The Armenian Reporter
- Article date:
- January 21, 1995
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Robert Takoushian
Armenian Reporter, The
01-21-1995
Armenian Pop Music in the `90s - A Matter of Hye-Tech-Nique.
Armenians are cultural refugees. While we depend on New-World lifestyles and liberties to build upon our Armenian heritage "in our spare time," we can't help but sense the fabric of our transplanted culture losing its strength to the elements of change; indeed, some of us fear the loss of our heritage and identity altogether as the process of assimilation into the host country continues. On the one hand, the customs of our ancestors - how they sang, danced, worked, and prayed - reflected their lifestyle. On the other hand, our own modern-world "Armenian cultural experience," like ...