İzler- Hedker - Traces by Ilda Simonian

A cassette of Armenian music that came from abroad changed my world. I was amazed, and couldnt hold back my tears of joy. Up to then I had heard no Armenian melody other than church hymns. I was amazed, because I was hearing an Armenian song for the first time. I was moved, and I cried; because my joy was more than my heart could contain. That joyful but also sad shock, experienced at that tender age, never left my mind. From that moment on, Armenian music became a part of my life.