Blisteringly fast, prog rock-coded oud melodies, a tour-de-force of dumbeg playing, and simultaneously haunting and danceable tunes define the sound of Armenian folk group Armadi Tsayn. If there’s an equivalent of CBGBs in Armenia, Armadi Tsayn should play there. Brooding, punkish, uplifting, and tender, the band traverses many moods in their debut EP, colliding continents through old-world Armenian sounds and new-world genre-crossing colors. The original core duo of oud player Samul Sjostedt and dumbeg percussionist Alek Surenian are joined by […]
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