Lévon Minassian is a French-

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duduk The duduk ( ; hy, դուդուկ ) or tsiranapogh ( hy, ծիրանափող, meaning “apricot-made wind instrument”), is an ancient Armenian double reed woodwind instrument made of apricot wood. It is indigenous to Armenia. Variations of th ...

player. He was born in Marseilles in the district of Saint-Jerome. He played for the soundtrack of ''

Mayrig ''Mayrig'' (''Mother'') is a 1991 semi-autobiographical film written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker Henri Verneuil. The film's principal cast includes Claudia Cardinale and Omar Sharif as parents of Azad (Henri Verneuil depicted as child ...

''. He has collaborated with

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and

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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 ''Sacred Love'' is the seventh studio album by Sting. The album was released on 29 September 2003. The album featured smoother, R&B-style beats and experiments collaborating with hip-hop artist Mary J. Blige and sitar player Anoushka Shanka ...

'' - 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 The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...

. Or in english, ''

Order of Arts and Letters The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Minassian, Levon Living people French people of Armenian descent Dudukahars Woodwind musicians Year of birth missing (living people)