Heavy metal rock band performs Armenian song in IraqSeptember 15, 2011 - 13:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Multi-national heavy metal rock band HEVY recently played to an audience of 1,400 at the Holy Talari theater in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. The group consists of nine musicians and performs multi-cultural songs. “We played Kurdish folk songs with heavy metal tunes, one Armenian song and songs in the English language,” said Armen, the band’s drummer who is probably among Iraq’s most famous drummer, ABC News reported. Armen, who is in his fifties have and formed a band back in the 1990s named “Scare Crew,” adds, “We are one nation, we are the sons of this country. Music has its universal language that unites the people.” “We are a multi-cultural band. We mixed and combined heavy metal with Kurdish language and Armenian. I also feel very happy for making people happy, the most important is that the message of music is heard,” he says. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |