Lévon Minassian is a French-
Armenia
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duduk
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player. He was born in Marseilles in the district of Saint-Jerome.
He played for the soundtrack of ''
Mayrig''. He has collaborated with
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...
,
Helene Segara,
Peter Gabriel
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,
Tony Levin
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,
Armand Amar
Armand Amar (born 1953) is a French composer, who grew up in Morocco. He won the 2008 César Award for Best Music for '' Le Concert'' ( Radu Mihăileanu).
Life and career
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and
Sting.
Discography
- Solo :
*1998 : ''The Doudouk Beyond Borders'' Lévon Minassian and Friends
*2006 : ''Songs From a World Apart'' Lévon Minassian & Armand Amar
*2016 : ''Sources'' Lévon Minassian
- Collaboration :
*1992 : ''Us'' Peter Gabriel : Plays on ''Come Talk to Me'', ''Blood of Eden'' and ''Fourteen Black Paintings''.
*1994 : ''Secret World Live'' - Peter Gabriel
*1995 : ''World Diary'' - Tony Levin : Plays on ''Mingled Roots'' & ''La Tristesse Amoureuse De La Nuit''.
* 2003 : ''
Sacred Love'' - Sting
*2008 : ''Big Blue Ball'' - Various Artists, Starring Peter Gabriel, Natacha Atlas, Sinéad O'Connor, Billy Cobham, Manu Katché, etc. - Plays on ''Forest''.
- Movie scores :
*1985 : ''Les mémoires tatouées'' - A film by Georges Garvarentz
*1991 : ''Mayrig'' - A film by Henri Verneuil
*1992 : ''588 rue Paradis'' - Henri Verneuil
*2002 : ''Amen'' - Costas Gavras
*2002 : ''L'Odyssée de l'espèce'' - Yvan Cassar
Sources
* Biography : http://www.levonminassian.com/biographie
* Levon ''Sources'' : http://www.levonminassian.com/
* Henri Verneuil : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0894577/
* ''La grande vie'' Film : http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-36119/casting/
* ''Amen'' Costa Gavras : http://www.levonminassian.com/projets/amen/
Awards
*2003 Chevalier de l'
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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. Or in english, ''
Order of Arts and Letters
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''.
External links
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Biography
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Living people
French people of Armenian descent
Dudukahars
Woodwind musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)