oud, voc, *1937 US
Musician of World
A.k.a. Richard Avedis Hagopian
Richard Avedis Hagopian (born 3 April 1937) is an American Oriental-style oud player and traditional Armenian musician.Hagopian was born in Fowler, California. He has been a musician since childhood, learning to play the violin and clarinet at nine years old. He started playing the oud at age of 11. At first he was self-taught then by invitation studied Eastern (Ottoman Classical) music theory and oud under the Armenian kanun player Kanuni Garbis Bakirgian. Hagopian also took lessons by correspondence from legendary blind Armenian oudist Udi Hrant Kenkulian of Istanbul, who later in 1969 gave him the title of "Udi" (oud master), being one of the few to receive this title.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Gypsy Fire | Richard Hagopian, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Hasan Isakkut, Yuri Yunakov, Harold G. Hagopian, Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Ara Dinkjian, Chris Marashlian | 1995 | Album |
Armenian Music Through The Ages | Richard Hagopian | 1993 | Album |
Best Of Armenian Folk Music | Richard Hagopian | 1992 | Album |
Kef Time Hartford | Buddy Sarkissian Presents Richard Hagopian | 1975 | Album |
Kef Time Las Vegas | Richard Hagopian, Buddy Sarkissian, Hachig Kazarian | 1968 | Album |
Kef Time Fresno | Richard Hagopian, Buddy Sarkissian, Hachig Kazarian | Album | |
Kef Time Detroit | Richard Hagopian, Hachig Kazarian, Buddy Sarkissian, Jack Chaliakian, Manny Petro | Album |
Richard Hagopian And His Orchestra |