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On July 7-8, Armenian bands Armenian Public Radio and TmbaTa will be performing at the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
This concert is sponsored by the “My Armenia” program, a joint partnership between USAID, the Smithsonian, and Armenia.
Thursday, July 7 from 11:45 AM to 12:30 PM, Sounds of California Stage & Plaza
Thursday, July 7 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM, Ralph Rinzler Concert Stage
Friday, July 8, from 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM, Sounds of California Stage & Plaza
This year the Folklife Festival celebrates resilient communities around the world, with a program titled Sounds of California, where the Armenian bands will be feautred. The members of Armenian Public Radio grew up in the musically vibrant diaspora communities in Southern California. During the evening concert, Armenian Public Radio is joined by members of TmbaTa, a youth orchestra from Yerevan, Armenia, based at the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies.
Armenian Public Radio’s members grew up in California as children of families who emigrated from Western Armenia to Syria and Lebanon before coming to the United States. Living in a musically vibrant Armenian diaspora, these artists reinterpret the Armenian music of their childhood in an innovative and enthusiastic style. Armenian Public Radio chooses their songs from a broad mix of genres and all songs are sung in Armenian.
Led by Arik Grigoryan of The Bambir, TmbaTa performs original compositions based on traditional Armenian folk songs combined with rock and experimental music. The group is comprised of thirty teens who learn all stages of music creation including composition, performance, recording, mixing, and mastering. Tumo Center for Creative Technologies is an innovative after-school program where thousands of students aged twelve to eighteen are in charge of their own learning. Tumo is a partner in the Smithsonian’s My Armenia project.
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