Old Armenian Kef Songs — Old-School Kef
The halls as they sounded before the millennium. Old Armenian Kef Songs on Armenly's Old-School Kef shelf, free to play in any browser with no account.
A shelf for an occasion rather than a genre: each song is placed on it by what it is for, so a folk ensemble and a rabiz singer can share it when they fill the same room. Ranked by plays and spread across artists.
Songs on Old-School Kef
- Kamac Kamac — Tatoul Avoyan — 3:59
- Yalla — Andy — 5:13
- Armenian Hoghe — Harout Pamboukjian — 0:56
- Hop Hop Djivani — Robert Chilingirian — 4:31
- Kntzor Ktzi — Harout Pamboukjian — 2:04
- Hop Hop Jivani (armenian 1992) — Robert Chilingirian — 4:32
- Hayde Hayde - Greek — Vatche — 3:23
- Taran-Taran — Levon Abrahamyan — 6:59
- Sur Le Pont D'Avignon — Taline — 1:11
- Chardash — Garo Hayrabedian — 4:29
- Medley: Kokh - Songs & Dances from the Wedding Ceremony — Djivan Gasparyan — 4:54
- Dance Mix — Andy — 4:11
- Pailun arusiak — Gevorg Dabagian — 3:06
- Hinkalla — Tatoul Altounian's Song and Dance Ensemble — 2:44
- Kalosi Prgen (Armenian Wedding Dance) — Djivan Gasparyan — 6:28
- Boudapest Feast - Studio — Samvel Yervinian, Asbarez — 5:57
- Yerevani Axchikner — Harout Khachoyan, Yervand — 2:13
- Traditional Wedding Dance — Richard Hagopian — 4:33
- Halay — Aram Arakelian — 2:43
- Halay — George Mgrdichian — 2:43
- Rabiz Rabiz Yerkum Em — Harout Khachoyan, Yervand — 2:24
- Badouin Dance — Haig Yazdjian — 4:26
- Tamzara — Richard Hagopian — 4:06
- Tamzarapaul — Paul Baghdadlian — 5:21
- Friday Morning / Erig Oynim — Haig Yazdjian — 9:12
- Halayi Bar — Grup Knar — 3:20
- Gindoyagan Bar — Vanoush Khanamirian — 5:34
- Dance Armenian (Laz Bahr) — John Vartan Ensemble — 1:58
- King of Dance — Lav Eli — 3:15
- Pompoury — John Vartan Ensemble — 3:49
- Gadag Bar — Vanoush Khanamirian — 1:59
- Lezginka — Levon Abrahamyan — 5:43
- Champagne — Vatche — 4:27
- Vay Vay Erveci — Armen Aloyan — 4:09
- Kasap — Mike Sarkissian — 3:17
- Greek Tsiftetelli — George Mgrdichian — 2:18
- Qo champan (Live) — Rouben Hakhverdyan — 3:02
- Vai – Vai – Vai - Moratzar — Conjunto Folklórico Instrumental Armenio Tatul Altunian — 2:56
- 6/8 Medley (Yerevan Bagh, Hampartzoom Yayla, Chem-Oo-Chem) — Rich & Connie Shelengian — 7:50
- Dle Iaman (Popurrí) — Conjunto Folklórico Instrumental Armenio Tatul Altunian — 6:24
- Dance From "Dance Suite" — Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments — 3:06
- Pandola — Tatoul Altounian's Song and Dance Ensemble — 1:26
- Gamavor Zing Vor — Mike Sarkissian — 4:09
- Playful Joke — Gevorg Dabaghyan, Komitas String Quartet — 1:27
- Jemilleh's Joy — John Bilezikjian — 16:09
- Kotchari — Hampic Jabourian — 3:21
- La Festa — Adiss Harmandian — 3:52
- Tzakhkadzor / Kele Kele / Jane Jane / Vay Vay / Vay Le Le / Armenian Hoghe - Live — Armen Aloyan — 19:31
- Shoror — Orchestra of Armenian Folk Instruments — 4:50
- Tchardash — Garo Hayrabedian — 4:36
Keep exploring
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Genres
- Armenian Pop & Modern Hits — Stream the biggest Armenian pop hits and modern bangers. Top Armenian pop, dance tracks, and chart-toppers all in one place.
- Armenian Kef & Party Music — Rabiz, Wedding, Dance — Armenian kef music for every celebration. Rabiz classics, wedding bangers, and high-energy dance tracks.
- Armenian Traditional & Classical Music — Folk, Ashughakan — Centuries of Armenian musical heritage. Traditional folk songs, ashughakan, sharakan, and timeless Armenian melodies.
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- Armenian Chill & Instrumental — Duduk, Jazz, Acoustic — Relax with Armenian chill vibes. Duduk instrumentals, Armenian jazz, acoustic covers, and soothing melodies.
By occasion
- Armenian Kef Songs — Kef Night — For the dance floor, the toast and the table
- Armenian Wedding Songs — Wedding Hall — The hall, the bride's dance and a clarinet that never sits down
- Armenian Dance Songs — Everybody Up — The fast ones, for when the tables empty
- New Armenian Kef Songs — Kef Now — The halls as they sound this century
- Armenian Table Songs — Table & Toast — The kef between the dances, for the table rather than the floor
- Armenian Party Songs — Radio Party — Celebration as the charts record it
- Armenian Rabiz Songs — Rabiz Floor — Rabiz, and nothing standing beside it
- Armenian Club Music — After Midnight — Modern, late and loud
- Armenian Love Songs — Slow Dance — Love that is going well, and says so
- Sad Armenian Songs — Played Alone — Longing, and a voice with room to carry it
- Old Armenian Songs — The Old Tapes — Estrada and the diaspora classics, warm and a little worn
- Armenian Patriotic Songs — For the Homeland — Armenia, Artsakh, and the ache of being far from them
- Relaxing Armenian Music — Quiet Hours — Duduk, strings and long night drives
- Armenian Children's Songs — Kids & Family — Songs for small people, and the ones who sing them to sleep
- Armenian Christmas Songs — Christmas & New Year — Amanor, Surb Tsnund and the tonatsar — the songs of the fortnight
Decades
- Armenian music of the 1950s — Gusan songs · Sayat-Nova revival, 1950–1959
- Armenian music of the 1960s — Estrada begins · Khachaturian, 1960–1969
- Armenian music of the 1970s — Big band · Harout, Adiss, 1970–1979
- Armenian music of the 1980s — Synth estrada · Paul Baghdadlian, 1980–1989
- Armenian music of the 1990s — Independence pop · Tata, 1990–1999
- Armenian music of the 2000s — Sirusho, Arsen Safaryan, 2000–2009
- Armenian music of the 2010s — Rabiz crosses over · Super Sako, 2010–2019
- Armenian music of the 2020s — The new Yerevan scene, 2020–2029
Guides and tools
- Armenian love songs: Sayat-Nova, Aznavour, St. Sarkis Day and the words for I love you
- Armenian duduk music: the apricot-wood pipe, Djivan Gasparyan and the tunes to start with
- Rabiz music: what it is, and 15 songs to start with
- Armenian wedding songs: the 15 most played, and the dances behind them
- Armenian Christmas and New Year songs: the hymns, the greeting and the hits
- Armenian birthday songs: how to say happy birthday, and the songs to play
- Armenian lullabies: what "oror" means, the old songs, and recordings to play tonight
- Armenian dance songs: kochari, tamzara, yarkhushta, shalakho and the tunes to play
- Armenian patriotic songs: the anthem, the fedayi songs and the songs of the homeland
- Sayat-Nova: the 18th-century bard, his songs, and recordings to start with
- Arno Babajanian (Арно Бабаджанян): the Elegy, the Nocturne, his songs and where to start
- Aram Khachaturian: the Sabre Dance, Spartacus, Masquerade and where to start
- Komitas: the priest who saved Armenian folk music, and where to start listening
- Armenian names in English letters: why one singer has three spellings
- Armenian to English letters converter