2002_03 Hye Sharzhoom Newspaper March 2002

              March 2002
Hye Sharzhoom
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2Mayrer/Children' sSongs in Armenian
ArpikParaghamian
staff writer
In August of 1999 two Armenian women with two daughters
each were having a play-date at a
park when one asked the other if
she sang songs to her children in
Armenian. When the reply was
'yes' an exchange of rhymes took
place and IMayrer (two mothers)
was formed.
Nvair Beylerian and Diane
Haroutunian are the two moms of
the New Jersey duo, 2Mayrer. As
second-generation Diaspora Armenians, these women have lived
double lives as Armenians and
Americans that have led them towards the development of their own
musical style.
"Music is what fills the soul,"
Beylerian said, who along with
Haroutunian has been singing since
she was a young girl.
The two womep have recently
released the CD, "Children's Songs
in Armenian." The CD is a collection of loosely translated European
songs and also songs Beylerian and
Haroutunian learned as children at
Nareg Saturday School.
These songs, sung in Armenian, have adapted an American
style about them and are blended
with international rhythms. "They
[the songs] have been designed for
the Armenian-American ear,"
Beylerian said.
"Children's Songs in Arme
nian" is primarily for children of
pre-school age. The music on this
CD is cheerful, the lyrics are light-
hearted and the soft voices of
Beylerian and Haroutunian make
the listening delightful.
It is a great learning tool in that
it offers songs about the Armenian
alphabet ("Ayp, Pen, Keem"), days
ofthe week ("Yot Orer") and body
parts ("Eencher Ooneem?"). Besides these traditional tracks, you
can find some originals on this CD.
Like Sosy Krikorian Kadian's
"Paree Looys," "Shokegark
Yegav," and "Paree Keesher."
Since the release ofthe CD last
October, Beylerian and
Haroutunian were nominated for
an Armenian Music Award for Best
Children's Album. The two women
are also scheduled to perform at the
Armenian Library and Museum of
America (ALMA) in Watertown,
MA for their annual "Armenian
Family Day" on March 17.
The added bonus of
"Children's Songs in Armenian" is
that Armenian children in America
will have more of an exposure to
the traditional songs their parents
and grandparents grew up with.
"This music links us to our past and
it is important for us to link ourselves to our past," Beylerian said.
The CD can be purchased
online at www.2mayrer.com where
the lyrics and their English translations are available as well.
Listen to Fresno State's
Armenian Radio Show
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Every Saturday morning from 9:00AM-12:00 noon
FM 90.7
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California State University, Fresno
Armenian Students Organization
3rd Annual Armenian Film Festival
featuring:
"/ Will Not Be
Sad in This
World"
A film produced and
directed by
Karina Epperlein
Zaroohe Najarian
"I Will Not Be Sad In This World" is a lyrical portrait of
94 year-old Zaroohe Najarian. The film explores the
major turning points of this fiercely independent Armenian woman's life: surviving the genocide of her people,
growing up in a Beirut orphanage, immigration to America,
50 years as a seamstress, and defying convention by
divorcing the husband of an arranged marriage in order to
create a second family with her "true love."
ALSO FEATURING!
"The Genocide Factor:
The Human Tragedy"
Episode 1: The beginning to the
Armenian Genocide
Produced and Directed by Robert J. Emery
Written by Manoug Manougian, Ph.D. and
Jack Sandler, Ph.D.
The Genocide Factor has been in production for over
three years. Eighty-five interviews were conducted with
historians, scholars, government officials, witnesses, and
survivors. Over 1200 photographs and 225 hours of film
and video documentation were gathered in an effort to
document man's inhumanity to man since the dawn of
time to the present. *
Watch for "The Genocide Factor" on public television stations
nationwide in April and May (check local listings). For more information go to www.genocidefactor.com
3rd Annual Armenian Film Festival
April 2002
The date and time for the
Annual Film Festival
will be announced soon.
Alice Peters Auditorium
University Business Center • Fresno State
Funded by the Diversity Awareness Program
ofthe University Student Union