Album Notes

Zulal's music connects listeners to a simpler past, evoking the colors and characters of Armenia's village life where the celebration of nature, love, and tradition are dominant themes.

In this traditional Armenian Christmas carol entitled "Donadzar, Christmas Tree", the trio captures the light and magic of the season.

Christmas tree, you are so beautiful and bright.
How lovely you are.
All around, there are lights and shimmering.
With the red star at your peak,
Father Christmas beneath,
How lovely you are.
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Melody and Lyrics: M. Mirzayan
Arrangement: Zulal Armenian A Cappella Folk Trio
Recording and Mixing: Jonathan Minkoff and Marty Gasper, MinkoffARTS, New York, NY
Mastering: Freddie Feldman, VOCOMOTION Studios, Skokie, IL
Art Work: Kevork Mourad
Graphic Design: Mher Ajemian
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Zulal's singers, Teni Apelian, Yeraz Markarian and Anaïs Tekerian have been singing together since 2002. The trio has performed in such esteemed venues as Carnegie Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Natural Museum of History in New York, the Museum of the City of New York, the Alex Theatre, and the Longy School of Music along with performances for Cirque du Soleil, The Near East Foundation, The Silk Road Project, and the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia.
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"Zulal, an a cappella trio of Armenian-American women who refract ancestral folk songs through the prism of the collegiate close-harmony group, and do so to spectacular effect." -Justin Davidson, New York Magazine

"The female a cappella trio Zulal take the rural folk music of Armenia and make it bewitching and transcendent." - Rick Massimo, Providence Journal

"Zulal is completely enchanting, providing rich and beautiful interpretations of ancient songs. They are one of the most exciting developments in Armenian music today."- Atom Egoyan