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Sacred Songs of Armenia

Music · Friday, November 13 · 20:30 · Marseille 7e Arrondissement

Abbaye Saint-Victor, 3 Rue De l'Abbaye

Consisting of 17 musicians and 9 singers, KERAM is one of the most important Armenian musical ensembles outside Armenia. Keram's repertoire consists of chants and music allowing to discover the wide field of Armenian music. Thus there are sacred and popular songs as well as chants of the achoughs, these Armenian troubadours whose tradition goes from the 17th century to today. Among the most famous: Sayat Nova, Chirin, Cheram, Achod, Djivani. The ensemble also presents a wide repertoire of folk dances, peasant songs, wedding songs...