John Vartan is an artist of uncommon skill who specializes in the performance of seventeen middle-eastern musical instruments, including the oud, tahr, kememche, saz, sring, zurna, doudouk, and kaval.

He collected most of these while traveling in the middle-east, to Armenia, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Morocco. Dr. Vartan possesses one of the largest collections of musical instruments of this kind in the world. His scholarly acumen regarding their origins and history is demonstrated in the creative manner with which he has mastered each one.

Few others have acquired the expertise he displays in presenting this remarkable collection. John sings along with, and plays Armenian folkloric music on each instrument. He has made seven albums and has recorded on more than thirty other professional recordings, including television advertisements and shows, and on movie soundtracks.

John Vartan received his doctorate from New York University in 1984. He has been teaching at Kean University in Union, New Jersey since 1980. To his many credits are a lesson book for the doudouk and an instructional video for the oud.

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Dance Armenia

1. Introduction
2. Dance Armenian
3. Sunitatz Sarer
4. Margo
5. Oud Solo
6. Hye-Tamzara
7. Parev Darek
8. Agop Jan
9. Haleh
10. Asa Inch Anem
11. Pompoury
12. Duet Dance
13. Anna

Mid East Mosaic

1. Ambetz Goran (Broken Clouds)
2. Zagerinz Hamar (For Your Flowers)
3. Nay Vatz Gov (When I Look at You)
4. Lezginka (Caucasian Dance)
5. Hye d'Ghak Laz (American Boys)
6. Shepherd's Lament (Kurdish Dance)
7. Gigal (Armeniana)
8. Buil-Buil (Nightingale)
9. Otel d'Orient
10. Bedrosin Yeraz (Peter's Dream)
11. Oubahad (Drak Eyes)
12. Fogi Naghal (For Your Heart)

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