Raffi Hakopian - Shurj Par
From the album 'Veratartzir,' recorded in 1979 in Los Angeles, California.
A Shurj Par (also written Shurjpar), or 'round dance,' is a type of traditional Armenian folk dance.
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Raffi Hakopian (16 Dec 1932 - 28 Feb 2015) was an Georgian-born Armenian violinist and tar player. Perhaps best known outside of the Caucasus for his work alongside Leonard Cohen, Hakopian was mostly self-taught, and his career spanned over 60 years, bringing traditional Armenian music together with a variety of other genres.
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Recording uploaded thanks to the generosity and permission of the artist's grandson, Gennadiy Khatchikyan