Vardan comes from Armenia and plays on the instrument that’s called the soul of Armenia, the duduk. In Armenia he was part of the National Folkmusicensemble and played with Gandzar, Marathouk and Ervand Saharouny. As solist, in duo, in the quartet Arax, with Algerian Abdelli or Israeli singer Yasmin Levy, Vardan played all around the world.
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