Armenian Folk Music – Kemeni Mourad’s Sepastia Haley (Centuries old Armenian folk dance).

Armenian Folk Music- “Kemeni (Folk Violin player), Mourad (The violin players name), Sepastia (A 3000 year old area that was found in historic Western Armenia; which is presnt day Sivas.), Haleh” (This very old unique folk song that was never recorded). This song was played and given to John & Barbara Chookasian by a blind Armenian Violin player in Istanbul. Thus, we decided to dedicate this almost lost melody in honor of Mr. Mourad Guzelian). John Chookasian wrote the notations for the musical arrangement of tis song.
This ancient Armenian folk dance was originated and danced by the many Armenian Armies before they went into battle against their foe). For the last thousand years, it became a wonderful dance for the general Armenian public to enjoy at all social events.
It begins with a Clarinet Solo and it is passed to the Saz (Fretted Lute) to play a solo, followed by the main melody, later a dumbeg solo (Hour glass hand drum), is introduced and the melody returns and finally ends.

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