Levon Minassian
Lévon Minassian is a French-Armenian duduk player. He was born in Marseille in the district of Saint-Jerome. He played for the soundtrack of Mayrig.
Also recorded as Minassian, Levon
Levon Minassian
- Born
- 1953 · Marseille.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- musician · composer · film director · film screenwriter · cinematographer
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Languages
- French
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Lévon Minassian is a French-Armenian duduk player. He was born in Marseille in the district of Saint-Jerome. He played for the soundtrack of Mayrig.
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He has collaborated with Charles Aznavour, Helene Segara, Peter Gabriel, Tony Levin, Armand Amar and Sting.
• 1998: The Doudouk Beyond Borders Lévon Minassian and Friends • 2006: Songs From a World Apart Lévon Minassian & Armand Amar • 2016: Sources Lévon Minassian
Collaboration
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 - 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
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
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1953
Levon Minassian born at Marseille.
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- “Levon Minassian”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
• 2003 Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Or in English, Order of Arts and Letters.
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Levon Minassian is recorded as musician, composer, film director, film screenwriter and cinematographer.
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