Kef Time

Richard Hagopian | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 17, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Trad. Crossroads
• ASIN: B0000031FW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,316 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #9 in Music > World Music > Europe > Eastern Europe > Armenia

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic, go for it!, January 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kef Time (Audio CD)

It is impossible for someone from Middle East not to like this authentic music, coming straight from the hearts of millions of simple people. Hagopian and his friends play these nice dance songs, mostly with Turkish and Armenian lyrics, with great joy and it is hard to keep your feet from moving. Recommended first to my Turkish fellows and to my Armenian friends, then to everybody who wants to enjoy some authentic world music.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true Armenian Classic, January 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kef Time (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful compilation of classic hits by the #1 Kef Artist in America today. Richard Hagopian, on both vocals and oud, magically displays his young brilliance and demonstrates his ability to master fine musical elements with an innate ability to spark deep emotion as you listen. Truly a living legend, Hagopian's work still resonates and energizes me as the first day I heard it over old 30 years ago.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly party time., October 6, 2004

By 

Moses Alexander (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kef Time (Audio CD)

From the first notes your feet will be moving, your head bouncing and your blood pumping. I know that's a tired, cheesy and cliche way to describe something, but sometimes it's true. I feel I can use those descriptors because this music is anything but cliche. This is TRUE dance music...forget all the pop/sythesizer/electric trash out there today. This is real dance music played by real musicians on real instruments.

The instrumentation is ud, kanun, clarinet, dumbeg, guitar, tambourine & vocals. I would love to go to a party like this at least once. Hagopian, is on fire as always both vocally and on the ud. The rest of the band is great too. This would be a great first time record for someone interested in hearing music from the near east and if you love music from that region already, this is a must have.