Yengibarian

"Our music has travelled a winding, long, wartime, happy, unhappy, tragic road, with holocaust, suffering, joy. The fate of a people is perfectly contained in folk music. I consider my own folk music to be capable of being approached with the sophistication of jazz. I think that, in general, every true musician tries to assert his own culture to the highest standards," says David Yengibarian, an Armenian who has lived in Hungary for more than 25 years. He is one of the most sought-after composers and performers of world music in Hungary. On this album, he draws on his musical inspirations with his trio and two guest musicians, Vasilis Klapakis and Eva Alexandrovna.

remember the moment when I decided that I can not wait any longer and I texted David who was recommended to me by a friend of mine. I sent him a long message to introduce myself and explained that I am not a professional singer. I hoped he can suggest me a student of him but his answer was just: “Call me tomorrow and let’s give it a try!”.