Such a fantastic event! Great venue, powerful sound, lots of green and great audience! One of the best rock festivals ever held in Yerevan!
And meet the guy behind almost all of our photos! Mko/Mukuch/Mkrtich Nazaryan! Our good friend, talented photographer, great person with a good eye!
I’m not that keen on days such “Europe”, but since it was being marked on the same day as “European Day of Parks” my only wish for the day was for the Armenian parks to be as green, well-looked-after and “caféless” as their European peers.
Dogma with the top guy of the Council of Europe
Wanted to present him long ago… If you have been at our solo concerts you must have thundered for a second due to the unexpected appearance and powerful growl of Vardan Araqelyan from the ex-Aramazd band. We just experimented, but so perfectly the vocals harmonized with each other on the song “Colours” that now we don’t see it without Vardan’s participation. And as a matter of fact we play it during our own gigs only.
Why are you so sad, alone...
But so happened that Vardan appeared 5 minutes before our appearance on the stage at Shahumyan Square and wished to perform… and the wider audience of different musical tastes gathered there got acquainted, maybe astonished or petrified of the power of sound and voices openair. Such a bliss!
Colors in your eyes... find them in your dreams...
Impressions were dime a dozen and different, so I won’t dwell upon them. Just happy that we could make it happen despite all the difficulties. Got pretty tired, but still made the last efforts to enjoy the great show! Such a long expected event!
DP’s monitor engineer Rob, great person with an access to the Space from his own observatory. And the flowers are from another wonderful person, Gillan’s assistant Sally, whose talent I discovered here.
The rain on April 27 started on top of our organizational problems, exhausted minds and bodies. After a sleepless night early the next morning we headed to the airport to meet the guitar legend and his band.
Another moment and…here they are – the moment when timidly dreamed dreams come true… and the rain is a balm anymore.
The great jazz fusion guitarist and composer John McLaughlin and his band “The 4th Dimension” gave a concert on April 28, 2010 in Yerevan! Proud to say this as promoters of the event!
Dear John, all the venyl disks, CDs, booklets, posters I asked you to sign were meant for your fans who requested me to pass your touch on to them;)
in a balm... off the plane, under the rain.
With his band complied of virtuous musicians and wonderful people such as Gary Husband – true instrumentalist, who plays keyboards and switches over to drums with ease, Mark Mondesir – brilliant drummer with perfect sense of rhythm and music, whom we had already had the pleasure of knowing back from Jethro Tull concert, Etienne M’Bappe – the finest bassist, whose gloved fingers glide imperceptibly flowing into a perfect bass melody, the legend of guitar John McLaughlin, restrained as a man on the stage, joking constantly behind it, played his “4th dimension” virtuous and divine music, passionately playing his guitar, bringing out the euphoric feeling which infected everyone, passed this elation to every music-lover.
Not only the rain was a balm anymore, but anything and everyone…
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With immense happiness and greatest honour, we want to share this very exciting and valuable to us news with you!
Quoting Official Jethro Tull website:
Ian Anderson – 2010
September 24 Yerevan, Armenia Opera House, Sayat-Nova Street with the Yerevan Symphony Orchestra
Guest Act for Yerevan – Zara from Dogma
Zara, the lead vocalist of the Armenian band Dogma, will join Ian as a special guest for the Yerevan date. In Ian’s words, Dogma is….”The best musical metal band this side of Mars. Amazing bass player. Brilliant vocals. Searing guitar. Thundering neutron drums. This band feature instruments which are weapons of mass destruction…. Oh, to be so young.”
Dogma debut album titled “Ethnic-Methnic” is already on sale!
It includes 9 tracks and a booklet with lyrics, + 2 bonus tracks.
You can get it from the CD shops “Star City” & “Disk Planet” on Abovyan street.
On the Eve of the New Year of 2010 having given a remarkable concert at a wonderful venue (about which we’ll talk after holidays 
), having celebrated our second anniversary with our friends and fans and with a tasty dogma cake, having finally released our so long-expected debut album titled “Ethnic-Methnic”, meanwhile in between having welcomed rock legends Jethro Tull and Uriah Heep, with a baggage of new songs and instruments, we are concluding the year of 2009 with a feeling of great gratification, expecting the upcoming year of 2010 to be full of Dogma’s music and delight!!! J
Wishing everyone merry Christmas, boundless joy and smiles for the New Year!!!
Best wishes,
Dogma
On December 27, Sunday, 8p.m. Dogma will give a live in concert at a newly opened wonderful venue – MEZZO Classic House /Isahakyan 28, right next to the Dramatic Theatre/!!! The best Armenian rock musicians will join us to celebrate together:
Dogma’s 2nd Birthday
New Year Eve
DOGMA DEBUT ALBUM!!!
… And much more to discover on that day! Make sure not to miss this!
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Դեկտեմբերի 27-ին` նախատոնական կիրակի օրը, ժ. 20:00, Դոգման համերգով հանդես կգա նորաբաց ու շատ գեղեցիկ Mezzo Classic House ակումբում /Իսահակյան 28` Դրամատիկական թատրոնի հարևանությամբ/: Այդ օրը լավագույն հայ ռոք երաժիշտները կմիանան մեզ` միասին տոնելու`
Դոգմայի ծննդյան 2-րդ տարեդարձը,
Նոր Տարին,
ԴՈԳՄԱՅԻ ԴԵԲՅՈՒՏԱՅԻՆ ԱԼԲՈՄԸ!!!
Կհանդիպենք!
We seem to be quiet lately, some people keep on saying that. But things only keep on seeming like that, because recently our life away from public view has been very active.
Now our band is enlarged!!! Our Derik is now a double-father! In September little Suren Vardumyan was born, a little angel, probably drummer in the future (though his eldest sister Ani has already taken it on ), or maybe a singer, or an actor like his parents.
Welcome to the family!!!
Future!
Meet other members of our band – Now Henry has got two new guitars - acoustic guitar Yamaha CPX 15-WA and electric guitar Peavey. Both are handcrafted guitars.
With the latter guitar Henry performed at the Guitar Festival, and it was actually the same guitar which “crashed” while playing on it. (Don’t know what happened then, but the guitar is ok now). Luckily he had the other guitar with him, but this incident was the reaso that journalists wrote about it (funny right, it was not about music, but the fact that a guitar crashed during the show…wow, who would guess!!!)
And eventually, our bride, who we, Vardan particularly, have been waiting for for some 6 months! Specially made for Vardan Grigoryan by Armen Blbulian!!!
Vardan with his treasure
It’s so marvelous, sounds soft and perfect. Words can’t really describe this beauty, you should see and feel it live! But be aware, Vardan doesn’t let anyone get close to his treasure!
Specially made for Vardan Grigoryan by Armen Blbulian
Finally we have released a promo CD with 5 songs on it, before the whole CD will be ready or available on the internet.
So now, equipped with new “ammunition” we are ready to invade . Expect a live in concert in the future with a number of new songs.
Yeah, and me… I’m already wearing my red warm hat, it’s pretty cold outdoors, and waiting for the muse to visit me with a basket of lyrics for our new songs.
And this photo just for a change!
Found a ladybird in my photo archives
If you happen not to know or doubt as to who were the organizers of this unforgettable Uriah Heep concert in Yerevan, so here you are!
Uriah Heep and Dogma – Veni Vidi Vici
Very nice people, open hearted and down to earth, indeed, who gave a great concert full of positive, nostalgia, melodizm and drive, who liked our hospitality a lot and wished to come back again! Hopefully it will happen! Thanks Uriah Heep!!!
Tasting Armenian Cognac right off the plane – Cheers!
Mick liked their tour to the Cognac factory… uh, and he liked my hair as well
Guess Vardan and Derik had a deal to wear the dogma shirts for that day
THE BASSISTS. DOT!
Bernie signing dime a dozen of posters – “It costs me nothing, but is everything for them”.
This is all about rock, nothing else!
The video was taken by Hasmik Movsisyan specially for Music Of Armenia.
We were getting prepared for a rehearsal, but started improvising, as usually, and as a result, a new song was born
“Անկախ” շաբաթաթերթ
Վիոլետ Գրիգորյան
Գուլպայիս ծակը մեծ,
Ժամանակ չկա, որ կարեմ, կարկատեմ,
Թել-ասեղ չկա…
Վերմակս կփռեմ, արեւին կտամ,
Փողոցը ջրջնեմ, շեմքին ծափ կտամ…
(Խաղերս)
Նվիրած մատանին, մատանին,
Սպիտակ ոսկուց է, չէ արծաթից է,
Սպիտակ ոսկուց է, չէ արծաթից է,
Մատանու քարերը, քարերը
Ադամանդից են, չէ հա ստից են,
Ադամանդից են, չէ հա ստից են,
Նշանեցին մեր Մարոյին,
Տվին չոբան Կարոյին…
(Խոսկապ)
Ես անկոչ հյուր եմ կողմնակի, այլ մոտիվ,
Ճերմակ եմ հագել, ճերմակ եմ ես լրիվ,
Ինքնակոչ հարս եմ դարձել ես՝ ալտերնատիվ։
(Հարս)
«Դոգմա» խմբի երգերի այս տողերն ինքնատիպ ռոք երաժշտության հետ այնպիսի պարոդիա են ստեղծում, որը ոչ թե ծաղրանմանակում, այլ ժամանակակից կոնտեքսի մեջ դնելով՝ նոր իմաստ է տալիս Ֆոլկլորիկ կենսախինդ զվարթությանը։ Պոչը ջրում մոռացած ջրահարսի հակահեքիաթը, խոսկապի՝ ոչ թե ադամանդից, այլ «ստից» քարերով մատանին, ծակ գուլպայով շեմքին ծափ տվողի չարաճճի կայտառությունը, որ կենցաղը տոնի է վերածում, համառ սիրահարի «աներեսությունը» գումարվում է ուժեղ «դրայվով», խաղիկային մեղեդայնությամբ, կոնտրաստներով, կտրուկ վերելքներով ու վայրէջքներով երաժշտությանը, որի մեջ շեշտված իրոնիկ ու սարկաստիկ տարրեր կան:
Այսպես ոչ թե ճակատային հակադրությամբ ձեռնոց է նետվում ֆոլկլորիկ ինքնության քաղքենական պատկերացումներին (որ «զարգացած» լինելու քաղքենության մյուս երեսն է), այլ այդ պատկերացումները վերամարմնավորելով ու ֆոկուսը տեղաշարժելով՝ փոխակերպում, նոր բովանդակություն է հաղորդում դրանց` ներսից փլուզելով կարծրատիպերը։
Ինչպես իր «փեսացու դիակի» հարսանիքին հյուր գնացած երգի հարսն է «ալտերնատիվ», այնպես էլ մեր այսօրվա երաժշտական աշխարհում ալտերնատիվ է «Դոգմա» ռոք խումբը։ Նրանց չեք հանդիպի եթերում, գլամուրային աշխարհում ու մամուլի էջերում, աստղային էլիտար «տուսովկաներում», նրանք հրաժարվում են PR-ի, գովազդային, շոուբիզնեսային խաղի կանոններից ու մտավորական ամբիոններից։ Նրանք ապրում են իրենց ստեղծած անդըրգրաունդային «ռոք կայսրությունում», որը ռոք նվագողների ու ռոք լսողների հայրենիքն է։ Read the rest of this entry »
Recently a small article about Dogma was published in “Metalized” Magazine (http://www.metalized.dk/) , which is the biggest heavy metal magazine in Denmark and is sold throughout Scandinavia. It aroused readers’ interest. After a listen to Dogma’s music several musicians expressed their positive opinion and wished to see Dogma in Denmark.
You may guess that not very often we tell about our band publicly. For that you need the right atmosphere to express your thoughts more openly and detailed. And this was exactly that case! Rather an open conversation than an interview.
Read the article about DOGMA at “Ankagh” Weekly, August 20-27 edition N14.
Կարդացեք Դոգմայի մասին հոդվածը «Անկախ» շաբաթաթերթում, oգոստոսի 20-27-ի` 14-րդ համարում:
Now 3 of our songs are available for a download! To download the songs go to our site at www.dogma.am , Media/Audio downloads. You can find the lyrics of the songs here at our blog Inside Dogma/Lyrics.
