Opinions on the Evolution of Armenian Popular Music and Culture
"Often, common themes appear, allowing the cultural observer to understand why the outcome appears the way it does without fully understanding the context." Opinions on the Evolution of Armenian Popular Music and Culture Preface The following is a discussion on Armenian music based on my listening experience as a diaspora Armenian from Massachusetts. I understand that my perspective may be limited due to my background. I consider myself an active listener, both in the sense of musical history/context and music theory, but not to the point that I have the credibility to write a scholarly article on the topic. For this reason, I've written in an informal format to illustrate some thoughts I have on the topic. Introduction Over the past couple of years, I have taken a liking to modern music from Armenia that stems from contemporary folk music. This genre is known as "Rabiz". The name, according to Wikipedia, "stems from the Russian phrase 'работники искус...