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    DJIVAN GASPARYAN

    Nov 10, 2022 2 minutes

    I Will Not Be Sad In This World/Moon Shines At Night (reissues, 1983, 1993)

    ALL SAINTS

    8/10, 8/10

    THE duduk might resemble a recorder, but it’s a world away from discordant orchestras in school halls. Originating in Armenia millennia ago, this apricotwood, double-reed instrument takes great, , and more – pretty much anything set somewhere hot, dry or vaguely fantastical – and many of those spots have been played by Djivan Gasparyan, the duduk’s most celebrated master.

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