Time Out
After yesterday’s absolutely fantastic acoustic set by Bambir, it’s worth mentioning a few other gigs to look out for this week at Yerevan’s Stop Club. Tomorrow night, the V. Hayrapetyan trio will be playing, and on Wednesday, so will Armadam, another favorite band of mine. Excellent fusion of jazz and Armenian melodies although for some reason the electric oud was absent the last time they played.
Unfortunately, looks like I might miss them as I’m waiting for some people from Everychild to arrive in Yerevan. Should be off to Georgia for 4 days to photograph their projects there. Still, with a bit of luck I’ll be back for Bambir’s next gig at Stop on 23 October. Last night’s performance was quite incredible although I missed catching the opera, Anush, earlier in the evening.
Talking of which, Ara Manoogian over at Martuni or Bust did get to see Anush and spent a few days catching some cultural events. The mimed pop concert sounds as awful as I’d expect, which is why I’m so grateful for bands such as Bambir and Armadam. Ara didn’t get to see the ballet, Giselle, however. That was on Saturday and made a change for me, at least. Thanks Mina, for telling me about it.
