09:50, May 18, 2015
“I want to return to those lands and sing in Armenian…”
Lena Shamamian, a Syrian-Armenian singer renowned throughout the Arab world is a little known commodity to music lovers in Armenia. She describes herself as probably the best known Armenian female singer in the Middle East.
Recently, Shamamian gave a sold-out concert at the 3,700 capacity Harbiye Hall in Istanbul's Congress Center. The audience was mostly comprised of Syrians who had fled the war back home and longed to hear echoes of a more peaceful time.
While she greeted the audience in Arabic and Turkish, Lena sang in English. There were a few Armenian songs in her repertoire as well, and at the end of the concert Shamamian said a few words in Armenian to thank those who attended.
Armenian News
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