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I love lahmajun. My mom’s lahmajun is currently one of the best I have ever eaten – her cooking in everything is always the best, really. Mama knows what kind of spices to use, how much to use and she puts her heart and soul into everything she bakes and cooks. You can taste that….

On this rainy Monday afternoon, I cannot help but think of a song that mom would sing when she was a little girl… Arev, Arev… Sunshine… I remember hearing her sing this song one day as we were washing dishes in the kitchen. She began to sing, as she always does, and this particular melody…

I love it. I love that magical moment on stage when I look out into the audience and I am singing one of my Armenian folk songs, something like Groong or Gakavig or Blbooli Hit and I see people, clapping with me, or humming or wiping away tears or something… they are feeling something… and…

Lotus World Music Festival, here we come! Rows upon rows of corn fields as we drive through Indiana, coming up to Bloomington… arriving in this beautiful city, wooed by delightful streets, filled with cafes, restaurants, shops… do some window shopping, have a fantastic dinner at Falafels…love the zahtar bread! Listen to the sounds of other…

I received an email from Isabelle some months ago… she had written to us here and I was instantly moved by her story. Upon coming across my site, listening to the Armenian folk music I am so passionate about and reading my story, she noticed a connection and wrote to me to explain: “The mother…