Yazdjian Haig

Born in Syria of Armenian parents Yazdjian emigrated to Greece in the early ‘80s and as a young man, the electric guitar was on his mind rather than the oud. In the resonance of the instrument though, he did discover, the undiscovered lands of his expressive pursuits.
In just a few years he established himself as a leading soloist in Greece, a reputation that brought him next to the prominent composers and leading singers.
In fact the first album he released was a solo oud album (1994), portraying the possibilities of the instrument. Two years later (1996) came his first narrative album that under the name of his young daughter Talar, a musical landascape inspired by the harshness and gentleness of Armenia, the middle East and the West, treating them as live battling and complimentary creative forces.
The way Yazdjian treated traditional Armenian compositions, middle eastern expressions and his own compositions accelerated his popularity and charted him as one of the most promising composers.