Series: Tcc

Diana Mkrtchyan - Ojakh, the Other Side of Silence - a Marvel to Behold | Ep 499, Jan 30, 2025 [EP499]

Posted on Tuesday, Dec 30, 2025 | Category: Arts | Series: tcc

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Topics:

  • Diana Mkrtchyan’s personal and artistic journey
  • The origins of Ojakh in Erhan Arik’s photographic work
  • Filming the final testimonies of Armenian Genocide survivors
  • Ethical and technical challenges of documenting trauma
  • The erasure of Ojakh from official cultural promotion in Armenia
  • Cinema as historical record and moral witness
  • Mkrtchyan’s Artsakh footage during the blockade

Episode 499 | Recorded: December 27, 2025

Isabel Bayrakdarian talks about Armenian Songs for Children w/Bedros Afeyan | Ep. 115 - Jan 27, 2022 [EP115]

Posted on Thursday, Jan 27, 2022 | Category: Arts, Diaspora, Lebanon | Series: tcc

Armenian Songs for Children Bedros Afeyan talks with Isabel Bayrakdarian

Topics:

  • Journey Back to Armenian Music
  • Musical Harmony Between Armenian Music and Classical Canon
  • Researching, Teaching and Choosing Songs
  • Isabel’s Favorites and Influences

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Song Excerpts list & timestamps: (Note: All excerpts used with permission)

  • 00:00 Komitas - Sleep My Child - Lullaby
  • 01:35 Komitas - Six Children’s Songs
  • 27:03 Ganachian - The Swallow / Tsitsernak
  • 29:06 Komitas - Little Wooden Horse
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