Ladaniva blends various musical styles from all around the world, including Armenian folk, Balkan, jazz and reggae.
The musical group Ladaniva was founded in 2019 by Armenian singer Jacqueline Baghdasaryan and French multi-instrumentalist Louis Thomas. The group’s music is inspired by traditional songs from Armenia, Russia and the Balkans—with influence from travels in Latin America, Africa and Reunion Islands. I had a chance to meet the group as they were getting ready for rehearsal before one of their shows at Arbat Hall."Louie was playing trumpet, and I was singing.
No matter where they’re performing or what language they’re singing in--- their energy is contagious. "There's something melancholic, you know. Melancholy is something beautiful in sadness," Thomas said. She wrote their first song "Vay Aman" and immediately following the release of their music video the song was a hit in Armenia and went viral with millions of views."Jacqueline's father and my father, when we were kids, both had this car.
Louis was born and raised in France. For him, music is in his DNA; he began playing the trumpet at the age of 7. "I was born in a musician family. My mother played the classical piano. And since I was a child, I used to play a lot of different instruments," he stated. "I used to travel a lot to learn the traditional music from everywhere.""A lot of different vibes -- we have joyful vibes, but also we have a nostalgic and melancholic vibe. Our music is like a mix of different cultures… a music of travel and also the humanity," she explained.
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