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Armik Dashchi, professionally known as Armik, is an Iranian-Armenian American New Flamenco guitarist, producer and composer. Several of Armik's albums have reached Billboard's Top New Age Albums chart. A child prodigy, born in Iran of Armenian descent, at seven years old he pawned his watch for a classical guitar, which he hid and practiced on in the basement. By the age of nine, Armik had completed formal music lessons as well as a rigid instructional regimen. At the age of 12, he was a professional recording artist. He launched his solo career in 1994.

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  • Armik Dashchi (persisch آرمیک دشچی) ist ein im Iran geborener spanischer Gitarrist armenischer Herkunft. Kompositorisch verbindet Armik lateinamerikanische Rhythmen wie Rumba oder Bossa Nova mit Stilmitteln des Flamencos. Er wurde von Billboard Magazine zu den Top Ten New Age Künstlern des Jahres 2005 gekürt. Sein wohl bekanntestes Lied ist Gypsy Flame aus dem Jahre 1995. (de)
  • Armik Dashchi, professionally known as Armik, is an Iranian-Armenian American New Flamenco guitarist, producer and composer. Several of Armik's albums have reached Billboard's Top New Age Albums chart. A child prodigy, born in Iran of Armenian descent, at seven years old he pawned his watch for a classical guitar, which he hid and practiced on in the basement. By the age of nine, Armik had completed formal music lessons as well as a rigid instructional regimen. At the age of 12, he was a professional recording artist. He launched his solo career in 1994. (en)
  • Armik est un guitariste et compositeur de flamenco et tango irano-arménien. (fr)
  • Armik, nome d'arte di Armik Dashchi (...), è un chitarrista classico, interprete di Jazz e Flamenco iraniano di origini armene. All'età di sette anni ha cominciato a coltivare la passione per la chitarra nascondendo in cantina lo strumento per non farsi notare dalla famiglia. Quando fu scoperto da sua madre, dato il suo innato talento, la famiglia stessa cominciò a pagare per fargli prendere lezioni di chitarra. All'età di dodici anni è divenuto musicista professionista muovendosi nell'ambito del Jazz recandosi frequentemente in Spagna ed alternando la musica agli studi per poi dedicarsi al Flamenco, forma musicale da lui ritenuta personalmente più comunicativa. Nel 1981 si trasferì a Los Angeles, dove risiede attualmente, e dove cominciò a suonare con altri musicisti sia dal vivo che in studio. Nel 1994 realizzò il suo primo album solista Rain Dancer che ottenne un buon successo così come il successivo Gipsy Flame, da molti considerato il suo miglior lavoro. Dal 2004 al 2008 è stato considerato nella top ten degli artisti New Age del Billboard Magazine, e sempre nel 2008 nella top ten delle vendite degli album New Age. (it)
  • Armik — «Армік» (справжнє ім'я Армік Дашчи, — сценічне ім'я гітариста зі США, який виконує музику в стилі «нове фламенко». (uk)
  • Армик (полное имя Армик Дашчи; англ. Armik Dashchi; — американский гитарист армянского происхождения, играющий в стиле «новое фламенко» («nuevo flamenco»), сочетающее в себе джаз, фламенко и латиноамериканские ритмы. (ru)
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  • Armik Dashchi (en)
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  • Armik (en)
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  • Los Angeles, California, U.S. (en)
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  • Armik Dashchi (persisch آرمیک دشچی) ist ein im Iran geborener spanischer Gitarrist armenischer Herkunft. Kompositorisch verbindet Armik lateinamerikanische Rhythmen wie Rumba oder Bossa Nova mit Stilmitteln des Flamencos. Er wurde von Billboard Magazine zu den Top Ten New Age Künstlern des Jahres 2005 gekürt. Sein wohl bekanntestes Lied ist Gypsy Flame aus dem Jahre 1995. (de)
  • Armik Dashchi, professionally known as Armik, is an Iranian-Armenian American New Flamenco guitarist, producer and composer. Several of Armik's albums have reached Billboard's Top New Age Albums chart. A child prodigy, born in Iran of Armenian descent, at seven years old he pawned his watch for a classical guitar, which he hid and practiced on in the basement. By the age of nine, Armik had completed formal music lessons as well as a rigid instructional regimen. At the age of 12, he was a professional recording artist. He launched his solo career in 1994. (en)
  • Armik est un guitariste et compositeur de flamenco et tango irano-arménien. (fr)
  • Armik — «Армік» (справжнє ім'я Армік Дашчи, — сценічне ім'я гітариста зі США, який виконує музику в стилі «нове фламенко». (uk)
  • Армик (полное имя Армик Дашчи; англ. Armik Dashchi; — американский гитарист армянского происхождения, играющий в стиле «новое фламенко» («nuevo flamenco»), сочетающее в себе джаз, фламенко и латиноамериканские ритмы. (ru)
  • Armik, nome d'arte di Armik Dashchi (...), è un chitarrista classico, interprete di Jazz e Flamenco iraniano di origini armene. All'età di sette anni ha cominciato a coltivare la passione per la chitarra nascondendo in cantina lo strumento per non farsi notare dalla famiglia. Quando fu scoperto da sua madre, dato il suo innato talento, la famiglia stessa cominciò a pagare per fargli prendere lezioni di chitarra. Dal 2004 al 2008 è stato considerato nella top ten degli artisti New Age del Billboard Magazine, e sempre nel 2008 nella top ten delle vendite degli album New Age. (it)
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  • Armik (uk)
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