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Ara Topouzian

About Me


Showing an interest in music in his early youth, Ara played music throughout the public school music program and in college, he began studying Armenian and Middle Eastern classical and folk music. Performing with a local Armenian band, Ara eventually branched out and began performing as a solo and ensemble musician throughout the Midwest and East Coast.

In 1991, he formed American Recording Productions (ARP) with the intent to record and preserve this type of world music. To date, his award winning record label has produced over thirty recordings of Armenian and Middle Eastern music. ARP products are distributed internationally in major retail outlets and can be heard on several world music and NPR radio stations.

He has performed at several Armenian weddings and social events, world music concerts, nightclubs, and folk festivals throughout the country. Ara's music has been featured in several PBS documentaries that have been aired nationwide. Along with his Detroit-based world music ensemble, Eastern Winds ; Ara has performed with several popular Armenian, Greek, and Middle Eastern performers and ensembles throughout the country. Some notable musicians he has performed include: George Mgrdichian, Onnik Dinkjian, Mal Barsamian, John Berberian, Joe Zeytoonian, James Stoynoff and the Chicago Immigrant Orchestra. He also has performed with jazz, fusion, rock, and blues artists/ensembles such as the following notable artists: Wendell Harrison, Sean Blackman, Colton Weatherston, and Immigrant Suns.

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Member Since: 8/10/2006
Band Website: http://www.aratopouzian.com
Influences: Jack Chalikian, Eli Nazarian, Ahmet Yatman, Mohamed El-Akkad, Robert Marashlian
Record Label: American Recording Productions (www.arpmusic.com)
Type of Label: Indie

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