"World Music Expo" & "Grammy" Nominated Armenian Legendary Musical Instrument

Womex (World Music Expo) Lifetimeother countries use other trees as a material. The
Achievement Awards in 2002 and Grammy inArmenian duduk is perpetually played with addition
2007 nominated Djivan Gasparyan as anof a second duduk-"dum", which gives the music a
Armenian national hero, created cross-culturalforce and stimulant atmosphere, harmoniously
collaborations with many legendary musicians andwith the principal duduk. The duduk is also typically
composers. By him Armenian Symbolic Musicalbeing an adjunct with "dhol". The dhol is known as
Instrument obtained worldwide popularity inits positive Armenian dance rhythms. However,
Show-Business.even when the duduk plays lament, the gentle
One of the wholly Armenian oldest and traditionaltouch of the dhol provides a suitable background.
musical instruments in the world, its redolent,Armenian duduk has truly become a part of daily
colorful character and warm sound that bring justlife in Armenia. In fact, it would not be an
enjoyment or sadness is Armenian wood-windoverstatement to say that no wedding
musical instrument - duduk! All over the centuries,ceremony, festive occasion, or family gathering
the Armenian duduk has passed through to manywould be complete without a duduk player. The
adjoining countries and today different variants ofduduk has been used in many western-made
the Armenian duduk can be found in Georgia,films; particularly it has been used in film
Azerbaijan, Turkey and Persia, also namedsoundtracks for "The Last Temptation of Christ",
differently."The Crow", "Gladiator", "Titanic" and "Ronin".
Magical Armenian duduk has been particularlyOnly one oldest musical instrument in the world
developed to bring a warm, flexible character.can talk with you, entertain and amuse you, can
Over the years the unique way of duduk makingalso get you into deep meditation - ARMENIAN
is an apricot tree wood material applying, whileMAGIC DUDUK!