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KOHAR DEBUTS IN URUGUAY
http://www.mirrorspectator.com/2012/11/02/kohar-debuts-in-uruguay/
Arts | November 2, 2012 9:12 am
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - As part of a nine-concert, four city tour of
South America, KOHAR performed here on October 23 and 24, bringing
the audiences to their feet.
KOHAR's 170 members traveled from Armenia to South America, beginning
with Uruguay, where its program, titled "All Time Armenian Favorites,"
were performed with many new songs that were orchestrated exclusively
for South American audiences. In Montevideo in particular, the song
La Cumparsita, a Uruguayan tango, brought tears to the eyes of the
audience when it was combined with Im Karavan, the renowned Armenian
song that yearns for the caravan to take the Armenian people on an
eternal journey destined to their homeland.
KOHAR mesmerized again with its charm, beauty, dance choreography
and presentation on stage. The audience applauded every appearance
of a solo performer, and at the end of each song applauded again with
chants of "bravo."
The pinnacle of both concerts was the distribution of more than 1,200
Kingdom of Cilicia flags per show, which were waved by the audience
during the song Veraganknir Guiliguia that brought the stage to
emotional heights by boasting the ancestral roots of the dispersed
Armenians that still covet the return of their ancestral lands.
Jose Mujica, the president of Uruguay, and his wife, were seen enjoying
the first night of the concert.
KOHAR is the brainchild of Armenian cultural patron, Harout
Khatchadourian of Lebanon, who along with his brothers, sustains
the activities and concerts of KOHAR in memory of his father and as
tribute to his mother.
KOHAR continued its tour of South America in Buenos Aries (October
27, 28 and 29), Cordoba ( November 3) and will perform in Sao Paulo
(November 9, 10 and 11).
http://www.mirrorspectator.com/2012/11/02/kohar-debuts-in-uruguay/
Arts | November 2, 2012 9:12 am
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - As part of a nine-concert, four city tour of
South America, KOHAR performed here on October 23 and 24, bringing
the audiences to their feet.
KOHAR's 170 members traveled from Armenia to South America, beginning
with Uruguay, where its program, titled "All Time Armenian Favorites,"
were performed with many new songs that were orchestrated exclusively
for South American audiences. In Montevideo in particular, the song
La Cumparsita, a Uruguayan tango, brought tears to the eyes of the
audience when it was combined with Im Karavan, the renowned Armenian
song that yearns for the caravan to take the Armenian people on an
eternal journey destined to their homeland.
KOHAR mesmerized again with its charm, beauty, dance choreography
and presentation on stage. The audience applauded every appearance
of a solo performer, and at the end of each song applauded again with
chants of "bravo."
The pinnacle of both concerts was the distribution of more than 1,200
Kingdom of Cilicia flags per show, which were waved by the audience
during the song Veraganknir Guiliguia that brought the stage to
emotional heights by boasting the ancestral roots of the dispersed
Armenians that still covet the return of their ancestral lands.
Jose Mujica, the president of Uruguay, and his wife, were seen enjoying
the first night of the concert.
KOHAR is the brainchild of Armenian cultural patron, Harout
Khatchadourian of Lebanon, who along with his brothers, sustains
the activities and concerts of KOHAR in memory of his father and as
tribute to his mother.
KOHAR continued its tour of South America in Buenos Aries (October
27, 28 and 29), Cordoba ( November 3) and will perform in Sao Paulo
(November 9, 10 and 11).