Levon Minassian 勒翁·米纳希安 是世界著名的Duduk演奏大师，这种古老的乐器在他的演奏下焕发了新的生命。 \r \r 　　介绍一下Duduk，这是一种亚美尼亚的乐器，是这个世界上最古老的乐器之一。它是一种双簧风鸣乐器。曾经流传到波斯、阿塞拜疆、中东其他地区，甚至土耳其、巴尔干半岛。Duduk在各个国家有不同的称谓，在格鲁吉亚叫做Duduki，在土耳其叫做Mey，阿塞拜疆及一些中亚国家叫Balaban。我们所看到的Duduk大概有三种尺寸大小，一般是八孔，且音域不广，一个八度。Duduk的声音和中国的一种古老乐器埙的声音非常类似，相比较之下，埙比Duduk更为饱满一些，虽然孤独忧伤的感觉也相似，但是两者有着不同的苍凉。Duduk给人的感觉更为浓重一些，而埙更轻灵一些。\r \r 　　Duduk的声音苍凉、孤独，带着浓浓的悲剧色彩。当Duduk的声音响起时，你会有种空间转移的错觉。这声音不是属于现在这个喧嚣的世界，它属于那个古老的年代。眼前甚至会幻化出一种场景：夕阳西下，一个孤独的游人站在高处，用吹奏来缓解思乡的情绪。而那愁思却伴随着音符，象薄暮的烟霭那样倾入人的心头，越来越浓郁，越来越悲凉。何为音尘绝，莫过于此声\r \r by Jason Birchmeier\r Lévon Minassian is a French doudouk player of Armenian heritage who released some solo albums, yet is perhaps best known for his early-'90s work with Peter Gabriel. Hailing from Marseille, France, Minassian began his recording career with a variety of film soundtracks. His big break came during the early '90s when he collaborated with Peter Gabriel on the commercial blockbuster Us (1992) and toured internationally with the British progressive rock icon in support of the album. In addition, he appears on Secret World Live (1994), a live album recorded during the Us tour, and Big Blue Ball (2008), a collaborative album overseen by Gabriel that was recorded primarily during the same era but not finalized for release until many years later. In light of his high-profile work with Gabriel, Minassian found himself in steady demand as a doudouk player, appearing on a couple albums a year. Most notable among his album appearances are Tony Levin's World Diary (1995), Khalil Chahine's Opake (1995), Afro Celt Sound System's Volume 1: Sound Magic (1996), Patrick Fiori's Patrick Fiori (2002), I Muvrini's Jalalabad (2002), Sting's Sacred Love (2003), and Hélène Ségara's Humaine (2003). He also continued working on film soundtracks, most notably that of the Mel Gibson film The Passion of Christ (2004). As a solo artist, Minassian made his album debut with The Doudouk Beyond Borders (1999), a full-length effort billed to Lévon Minassian and Friends that was later reissued by the Long Distance label in 2003. He also released the album Songs from a World Apart (2006), a collaboration with French composer Armand Amar, on the same label.\r