“I fear for you that you may miss something important in your life, as you haven’t known anything about it. What is the question of? Of course, it is about duduk. The sense of this instrument can be understood by listening to it. And when you do it, you want to tell the new comers that the music of duduk is the mountain songs or the tree dialogue, the old cry of elderly people or a simple joy of a child, the fight of warrior or the weddings … Just listen! And you will feel the sense of duduk.” (Jivan Gasparian)
So, listen…
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Duduk is an ancient Armenian wind instrument made of apricot wood. It has a warm, mild and velvety sound, close to a human voice. Duduk was proclaimed a “Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO in 2005. Read more about Duduk here.
The sound of the Duduk can be heard in popular film soundtracks. Djivan Gasparian played the duduk in Gladiator, Syriana, and Blood Diamond, among others. The Duduk has also been used in The Crow, The Passion of Christ and even in science fiction, like Battlestar Galactica and Children of Dune TV series.






















