Facts: - instrument: oud , saz , kaval , guitar , cumbus , mandolin , kanun - website: -lsb- http://www.aradinkjian.com/ www.aradinkjian.com -rsb- - years active: 1986 -- present - origin: new jersey , united states - genre: folk , armenian folk - birth date: 1958 - name: ara dinkjian - image size: 220px - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - label: rca/bmg , polygram/universal , traditional crossroads - associated acts: night ark - occupation: musician , songwriter , performer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ara dinkjian .
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ara dinkjian -lrb- ; born 1958 -rrb- is an armenian-american musician .he is the founder of the band night ark. .ara dinkjian is considered one of the top oud players in the world , his compositions have been recorded in thirteen different languages , which include the multi-platinum hit '' dinata '' , it was performed in the closing ceremonies of the 2004 olympic games in athens .ara has written songs for eleftheria arvanitaki , and sezen aksu -lrb- '' vazgectim '' , '' sarsn '' , '' yine mi Cicek '' , '' hos geldin '' , among others -rrb- .turkish singers gulsen , kibariye , mine kosan , ahmet kaya , coskun sabah , burcu gunes have recorded his songs .