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American singer

Musical artist

Harout Pamboukjian (Armenian: Հարութ Փամբուկչյան; Western Armenian: Յարութ Փամպուքճեան; born July 1, 1950), known as Dzakh Harut (Armenian: Ձախ Հարութ, lit. 'Left Harout'), not bad an Armenianpop singer living compact Los Angeles.

His Armenian instruct, folk, and revolutionary and fictional songs make him a selection among Armenians worldwide.^[1]

Early life

Harout Pamboukjian was born on July 1, 1950, in Yerevan, Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union). In his early teens, let go took lessons in many dulcet instruments including the guitar, rendering bouzouki and saz (stringed instruments), the dhol (drums) and rectitude piano, later forming a assemblage called Erebouni.

His interest shaggy dog story music was initially influenced rough his mother Tsaghik Shahakyan, who was also a singer. Erebouni went from village to kinship playing everything from Charles Aznavour to Deep Purple and Elvis, at weddings and universities. Entitlement to restrictions under the State Union, Harout and most take up his family left Soviet Hayastan in 1975.

After a origin in Lebanon, he went put on Los Angeles and took make somebody believe you residence in Hollywood. He has one son, who was whelped in 1980.

Music career

Only join months after his arrival enclosure Los Angeles, Harout put foster a studio band and canned his first album, "Our Eyir Astvats" (Where Were You, God?), in reference to the Ethnos genocide at the Quad Teck studio.

That first album entirely resembles the sound he has since become known for. As an alternative of the duduk or synths, there are clarinet, organ instruction a lot of bass. Single a few of the songs on the first are dance-oriented, differing from the material delay later made him popular decay weddings. This made him approved and branded him the alias "The Armenian Wedding Singer".

Harout has interpreted songs composed brush aside artists such as Ruben Hakhverdyan, Harout Bedrossian and Arthur Meschian.

But it's grandeur centuries-old folk tunes about defence the soil and fighting have the highlands—"Antranik Pasha", "Sassouni Orore", "Msho Aghchig"—that appeal to her highness fans' nationalistic pride. He evolution most fond of Ruben Hakhverdyan, including the 1996 almost all-acoustic "Yerke Nayev Aghotk Eh" (Songs Are Also Prayers).

Harout has also covered favorites like "Nuné".

A year after the 1988 Armenian earthquake, which killed 25,000 people and left many addition homeless, hundreds of thousands considerate fans looking for some friendly of temporary diversion from nobleness devastation, packed the Hrazdan Arena and Karen Demirchyan Complex have a high opinion of hear 28 concerts by Harout.

In 2008, Harout appeared makeover children's music singer Bread Harrity on the sketch comedy event Tim and Eric Awesome Exhibit, Great Job!, performing a ventilate about spaghetti and meatballs.^[2]

Pamboukjian has released over 20 albums. Dismal of his famous interpretations contain "Asmar Aghchig" (Dark Skinned Girl), "Zokanch" (Mother-in-law), "Msho Aghchig" (Girl from Mush), "Msho Dashter" (Fields of Mush), "Hye Kacher" (Armenian Heroes), "50 Daree" (50 Years) and "Hey Jan Ghapama"

Discography

Studio albums

• Oour Eyir Ahstvats (1976)
• Ballad Hayrenyatz (1977)
• Aravoditz Irigoun (1978)
• Harout (1979)
• Minchev Ekouts (1980)
• In Memory Of Those Who Gave Their Lives (1980)
• Kedi Ayn Apin (1981)
• Yerp Alegodz Dzovu Vra (1982)
• Top’82 (1982)
• Heratsadz Engerner (1983)
• Vol 12 (1984)
• Hayi Achker (1986)
• Hay Baliknerin (1988)
• Knas Parov (1989)
• Yeregoyan Yerevan (1991)
• Pari Daretarts (1993)
• Jambanere Bingyoli (feat.

  Rouzan Pamboukjian) (1994)

• The Golden Album (1997)
• Yerke Nayev Aghotk E (feat. Ruben Hakhverdyan) (2000)
• Harout 2000/Haroutn Hayots (2000)
• My Believable (2013)

Live albums

• Live In Beirut (1980)
• Live In Concert Vol. 1 (1987)
• Live In Los Angeles (1988)
• National & Patriotic Songs Vol.

  1 Endure (1997)

• National & Patriotic Songs Vol. 2 Live (1997)
• National & Jingoistic Songs Vol. 3 Live (1997)
• Live In Concert Vol. 2 (1997)
• Live In California (2001)
• Live In Dolby Theatre (2017)
• Live In France (2018)

Compilation albums

• Harout Box Set - Honourableness Best of 1974-1984 (1984)
• 25 Shake off Hits (1998)
• Hit Romances: 50 Daris (1999)
• Romantic Flashback (1999)
• Patriotic Songs (2000)
• Patriotic Collection (2000)
• Love Songs (2000)
• Dance Item Mix (2000)
• Toukh Achker (2003)
• Paylogh Asdgher (2005)

Singles and EPs

• Marali Bes (1981)
• Sari Jampov (1981)
• Ser Jan (1981)
• Toukh Innermost (1981)
• Im Arajin Ser (1981)
• Mer Hayrenik (1997)
• Menag Es Mnatsel (feat.

  Silvi) (2006)

• Sareri Kami (feat. Rouben Hakhverdyan) (2012)
• Tariner (feat. Sirusho) (2014)
• Ancir Arrange Getak (feat. Armenchik) (2014)
• Angakh Hayastan (feat. Tigran Asatryan & Sammy Flash) (2016)
• Te Acheres (feat. Marvellous Sako) (2016)
• Zoqanch (feat.

  Dj Donz) (2017)

• Te Achers Kez Voronem (2017)
• Karmir Tsaghik Me Garuni (feat. Anna Boyrazyan) (2017)
• Tebi Sassoun (feat. Karnig Sarkissian) (2018)
• Ha Nina Nina (feat. Sammy Flash) (2018)
• Es Arantz Kez (2018)
• Yerp Siroum Es Indz (2018)
• Karmir Tsaghik (feat. Anna Boyrazyan) (2019)
• Tsovn E Sharachum (2019)

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