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The World Wide Web of Nune March 6, 2001 By Paul Chaderjian (Anywhere, March 2001) -- While most artists talk-the-talk, they don't necessarily walk-the-walk. They plan, plot, prepare, promise and dream but fail to materialize their object d’art. That's not the case with one of the hardest working Armenian performers in the world, Nune Yesayan. Her world wide web is now so vast and her music so popular, that the singer sometimes wonders how she keeps up. That’s the theme of one of Nune’s new songs. In her new CD ‘Love’ Nune sings about her meteoric career with infinite jest. She raps about her endless jaunts across the oceans and around the globe, her concerts in halls, arenas and auditoriums, interviews with multilingual journalists and reporters and meeting with officials, civilians and clergy. All that, she sings, leaves her no time to find her true love. 'Tu eents, yess kez' is one of the many original songs on Nune's latest album. Due out this month, Nune's...

by Paul Chaderjian Sept 2, 2000 (Fresno, CA) - Armenian Diva Nune Yesayan will make her debut on American broadcast television on Thursday, September 7th at 7:00pm on KGMC TV, the Central California's powerful Channel 43 (Channel 10 on most AT&T Broadband cable systems in the San Joaquin Valley). The hour-long program features five of the performer's popular music videos, regularly seen on Armenian television programming around the world. The collection also offers vignettes from the Armenian superstar's concerts as well as interviews about her career and her life. The special begins with a haunting rendition of "Kele Lao," sung a cappella inside an ancient Armenian monastery. The first music video featured on the self-titled program is "Toon Ga Verevits" from Nune's second album, "Who Knows." The video is a montage of old and new, mixing tradition with popular culture. Nune sings as young athletic dancers surround her and move to the ...

Concert will feature renowned duduk master Djivan Gasparian By Paul Chaderjian 1. The Call Lunchtime in Yerevan. Traffic is as congested as ever on the oval drive around Republic Square. Radio Hayg on 104.1 FM is playing Jennifer Lopez, while Hye FM on 105.5 spins music from the latest Hollywood import, Enrique Iglasias; in heavy rotation at both stations are songs from Yerevan's most popular export, Nune Yesayan -- who at this moment happens to be waiting in line at a bank on Nalbandian Street. The young teller at the bank is taking his sweet time filling out the application for a business account Nune is opening, but she is patient even though she has other errands to run and a phone call to make to Fresno, California. "Ah-lo?" She says slowly and deliberately; her voice echoes back from Fresno via microwaves, satellites, cables and fiber optic lines. "Hi, Nune," I answer. "Inchbes es," how are you, she asks. I hear a man's voice on the other end...

By Paul Chaderjian May 31, 2000 Yerevan, Armenia - Thunderous applause filled the regal Opera House in Yerevan on Independence Day as local and Diasporan Armenians celebrated the nation's rebirth through music. The homeland's most popular performer, Nune Yesayan, mesmerized her formally-dressed audience with modern renditions of ancient Armenian songs of village life, stories of patriotism, lessons of pride and tales about love. On stage with the 30-year-old Armenian diva were some of the most talented young musicians of Yerevan. Under the direction of conductor Areg Arousdanian, the 22-member orchestra brought to life some of the culture's most celebrated melodies using modern and traditional instruments including ancient Armenian string, wind and percussion instruments. The past and present merged at the beginning of the concert when six drummers in traditional costumes entered the Opera energizing the crowd and setting the beat for "Khorodig Morodig," a beat w...

Duo Will Push the Bounds of Traditional Music By Paul Chaderjian AIM, May 2000 YEREVAN - Entertainers Nune Yesayan and Djivan Gasparyan need no introduction; their first names alone warrant recognition. She sells out concerts in Armenian communities all around the world, has four best-selling CDs, and her name is part of the pop culture lexicon in the homeland and Diaspora (AIM May 1998). He is known in the international music industry as the master of the duduk, the Armenian flute, works with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Michael Brook and Brian Eno, and has contributed to several Hollywood motion pictures and performed with symphonies like the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a favorite of "World Music" and alternative radio stations around the globe, while she is a favorite of Armenians of all ages from all walks of life and celebrated by Armenian broadcast and print media.   These two performers' celebrity may be an abstract concept for many, but it can be defi...