The biography and intellectual legacy of Komitas Vardapet, an orphan from Kütahya who became one of the foremost Armenian intellectuals of his day, is firmly embedded within Armenian national lore. Yet, seldom has it been told as an Ottoman story. This mixtape presents the life and works of Komitas through some of the earliest recordings of Armenian music, including his own performances.
http://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2013/04/komitas-biography-armenian-music-pictures.html
This site includes two radio features about Komitas Vardapet's life within the context of Ottoman history and the genocide, links to the official site of the Komitas Museum in Yerevan which has also an audio archive, and historical recordings of Komitas as a musician or his fieldwork published at youtube.
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