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yerevan , armenia december 26 , 1960 solo_singer hasmik-harutyunyan . jpg hasmik harutyunyan
 hasmik harutyunyan
hasmik harutyunyan

hasmik harutyunyan -lrb- ; born december 26 , 1960 in yerevan -rrb- is an armenian folk singer .
she is the leading member of the shoghaken folk ensemble and directs the hayrik mouradian traditional song and dance children 's ensemble .
the music of the shoghaken ensemble is featured on the soundtrack of the film `` ararat '' .
harutyunyan 's `` armenian lullabies '' was recognized by the new york times as an outstanding world music cd in 2004 .
before performing with the shoghaken ensemble , harutyunyan performed as a soloist with the agunk ensemble -lrb- founded by hayrik mouradian -rrb- of armenian national radio in armenia , europe , and the soviet union .
with shoghaken , she has performed in armenia , france -lrb- including a 2006 performance at the théâtre de la ville in paris -rrb- , germany , estonia , russia , the united arab emirates , and the u.s. -lrb- including an eighteen-concert 2004 tour and an appearance at the 2002 folklife festival as part of the silk road project organized by yo yo ma -rrb- .
in 2008 , shoghaken gave concerts during their second major tour of the us and canada ; the tour coincided with the release of the ensemble 's latest cd , `` shoghaken ensemble : music from armenia '' .
harutyunyan has also recorded with the ensemble karot .
in april 2009 , hasmik gave a concert of traditional armenian lullabies at the giving voice festival in wroclaw , poland , as well as conducting workshops in armenian folk singing and dancing .
in autumn 2009 , hasmik performed in concerts in the usa with the kitka women 's vocal ensemble , presenting the music of komitas , hayrik mouradian , and armenian lullabies , as well as participating in the san francisco world music festival .
in 2010 , she performed with shoghaken and gave a workshop on armenian folk song and dance in ljubljana , slovenia .
harutyunyan graduated from the yerevan state pedagogical university and the department of vocal music at the arno babajanian school of music , majoring in opera .
