Haig Yazdjian & Tasos Poulios // Music from East to West

HAIG YAZDJIAN  - OUD & VOICE

TASOS POULIOS - KANOUN & VOICE

Χάϊκ Γιαζιτζιάν (Haig Yazdjian)

Haig Yazdjian is one of the great figures in world music. His super-charged -traditional meets modern- band, unites the two sides of his remarkable musical personality - the virtuosic traditionalist and the restless innovator. Born in Syria of Armenian parents Yazdjian emigrated to Greece in the early '80s and as a young man, the electric guitar was on his mind rather than the oud. In the resonance of the instrument though, he did discover, the undiscovered lands of his expressive pursuits. In just a few years he established himself as a leading soloist in Greece, a reputation that brought him next to the prominent composers and leading singers. In 2005, the Canadian world music diva, Loreenna McKennitt, after auditioning numerous musicians from around the world, chose Haig Yazdjian to be one of the «voices» of her…