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THE SOUNDS OF THE ORIENT COME TO VANUATU
Radio Australia
Nov 13 2012
Composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Abaji shares his thoughts
on music and multiculturalism
Abaji's music embraces several cultures and languages.
Born in Lebanon, from a Greek-Armenian father and a Syrian-Armenian
mother, Abaji grew up in France where his family migrated in the late
seventies. French, he says, is the language of freedom but watching
him perform live in our Melbourne studio, there's no doubt music is
the language of joy!
Abaji travels with a large case filled with instruments including
a Greek boozooki and a Oud-sounding defretted guitar on which he
played the song 'Farache', the butterfly in Arabic, before flying
off to Brisbane on his way to Vanuatu for a concert at the Alliance
Francaise in Port Vila.
Abaji will then take the mesmerizing sounds of the Orient to New
Zealand,with shows is Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch later
this month.
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/onairhighlights/the-sounds-of-the-orient-come-to-vanuatu/1045444
Radio Australia
Nov 13 2012
Composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Abaji shares his thoughts
on music and multiculturalism
Abaji's music embraces several cultures and languages.
Born in Lebanon, from a Greek-Armenian father and a Syrian-Armenian
mother, Abaji grew up in France where his family migrated in the late
seventies. French, he says, is the language of freedom but watching
him perform live in our Melbourne studio, there's no doubt music is
the language of joy!
Abaji travels with a large case filled with instruments including
a Greek boozooki and a Oud-sounding defretted guitar on which he
played the song 'Farache', the butterfly in Arabic, before flying
off to Brisbane on his way to Vanuatu for a concert at the Alliance
Francaise in Port Vila.
Abaji will then take the mesmerizing sounds of the Orient to New
Zealand,with shows is Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch later
this month.
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/onairhighlights/the-sounds-of-the-orient-come-to-vanuatu/1045444