Percussionists · b. 1957

Arto Tunçboyacıyan

Turkish musician of Armenian ancestry (born 1957)

Born: 4 August 1957
Galata
Country: Turkey
Active: 1968–
Record labels: Columbia Records
Discography: 12 albums

Biography

Arto Tunçboyacıyan is a jazz musician who plays percussion instrument and voice. Arto Tunçboyacıyan was born on 4 August 1957 in Galata. The music is usually filed under jazz and avant-garde music. Record labels: Columbia Records. The discography here lists 12 albums, from “Virgin Land” (1989) to “Zeytuni Zar” (2019). Honours include Honored Cultural Worker of Armenia (2017).

Arto Sedraki Tunçboyacıyan (Armenian: Արտո Սեդրակի Թունջբոյաջյան; Western Armenian: Արթօ Սէտրակի Թունճպոյաճեան, romanized: Art'ō T'unjpoyajean; born August 4, 1957) is an American avant-garde folk and jazz multi-instrumentalist and singer of Armenian descent. He fronts his Armenian Navy Band group and is also a member of the instrumental quartet Night Ark. Tunçboyacıyan had appeared on more than 200 records in Europe before arriving in the United States, where he went on to work with numerous jazz musicians, including Chet Baker, Marc Johnson, Al Di Meola, and Joe Zawinul, as well as performing semi-regularly with Paul Winter and the Earth Band. He has worked with Turkish singer Sezen Aksu, the Greek singer Eleftheria Arvanitaki and the guitarist Adonis Mitzelos. Tunçboyacıyan's elder brother, Onno Tunçboyacıyan, was also a musician, and they have collaborated on several occasions.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Virgin Land 1989 · Keytone Records Main Root 1994 · Keytone Onno 1996 Tears of Dignity 1996 · Libra Music

Turar 1997

Every Day Is a New Life 2000 Aile Muhabbeti 2001

Light Anatolian Music With Turkish Words 2003

Artostan (Little Protesta) 2005 Love Is Not in Your Mind 2005 Le Voyage En Arménie 2006 · Iris Music Zeytuni Zar 2019 · Svota Music

Also plays on

Albums where Arto Tunçboyacıyan is credited as a sideman

1989	The Best Thing for You — Chet Baker	percussion, vocals
1991	World Sinfonia — Al Di Meola	percussion, vocals, lead vocals
1996	My People — Joe Zawinul	percussion, vocals
1996	Di Meola Plays Piazzolla — Al Di Meola	percussion, vocals
1997	Starfish & the Moon — Bill Evans	percussion, vocals
2001	Voices — Mike Stern	percussion, vocals
2004	These Times — Mike Stern	percussion
2024	Echoes and Other Songs — Mike Stern	percussion