Arto Tuncboyaciyan & Ara Dinkjian: Onno 1948-1996: Walking On The Endless Road 1998

   

 ARTO TUNCBOYACIYAN    

                              

Arto Tunçboyacıyan (born 4 August 1957 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish-Armenian multi-

instrumentalist avant-garde folk artist who appeared on more than 200 records in Europe before arriving in the United States, where he went to work with numerous jazz legends including Chet Baker, Al Di Meola, and Joe Zawinul as well as a semi-regular stint with Paul Winter & The Earth Band.
                    

Arto fronts his own group called the Armenian Navy Band. He also worked with Turkish singer

Sezen Aksu and the Greek singer Eleftheria Arvanitaki. As of 2011 he is also a member of the Paul Winter Consort. Also member of AVA Trio (Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Vahagn Hayrapetyan, Armen Hyusnunts) and Fifth Season Band (Arto Tunçboyacıyan - composition, percussion, vocals, Vahagn Hayrapetyan - piano, Makar Novikov - bass).

ARA DINKJIAN

                     

Real Name: Արա Տինքճեան / Ara Dinkjian

Armenian-American oud player and composer, born 1958 in New Jersey. Founder of the band Night Ark in 1986. Son of Onnik Dinkjian.
His earliest professional musical experience was accompanying his father Onnik Dinkjian, a renowned Armenian folk and liturgical singer. Ara learned several Western and Eastern instruments (piano, guitar, dumbeg, clarinet) and in 1980 graduated from the Hartt College of Music, earning the country’s first and only special degree in the instrument for which he has become most well-known, the oud.
                       

Ara’s compositions have had a universal appeal. His songs have been recorded by world famous

instrumentalists and singers in 16 different languages, demonstrating that music does indeed unite people and cultures. His hit song Homecoming (Dinata, Dinata) was performed at the closing ceremonies of the 2004 Athens Olympics. In 2013 at the Nevruz Festival in Dikranagerd (Diyarbekir), over 1 million people sang his song Picture (Ağladıkça) to welcome peace after years of conflict in the region.
                   

Many of his compositions have appeared in movie and television soundtracks. Some of his pieces

are even sung with ancient Hebrew texts during the Jewish High Holy Days. Ara Dinkjian is considered one of the finest oud players in the world. His style is a very personal one, with an emphasis on a uniquely beautiful tone. He has appeared throughout the world on concert stages, oud festivals, seminars, and master classes, performing in 24 different countries. He has also had historic collaborations with iconic artists such as Sezen Aksu and Eleftheria Arvanitaki.
                   

Arto Tuncboyaciyan & Ara Dinkjian – Onno 1948-1996: Walking On The Endless Road
Label: Libra Music – LM 011-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Greece
Released: 1998
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Ethnic, Μουσική Του Κόσμου    
                      

ARTO WITH ARA

TRACKS

                     

01. Walking On The Endless Road (C Min)    2:35
02. Heru Katsir    6:57
03. My Royal Brother    5:36
04. Balbul    3:50
05. I'm Singing To The Mountain    4:35
06. Flames Of The Night    2:39
07. Rolling In My Sleep    8:16
08. I Know You Hear Me    2:27
09. Sadana    3:39
10. Walking On The Endless Road (F Maj)    1:57

BONUS TRACK

Al Di Meola + Arto Tuncboyaciyan:
11. Heru Mertar - Don't Go So Far   4:39
                   

Flac Size: 251 MB

Night Ark on Urban Aspirines HERE