Press
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LA Weekly
Hooshere is a singer who mixes her deeply melancholy balladry with a modern feel for subtle electronics and wide-open spaces. -- Greg Burk, LA Weekly
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World Pulse Magazine
Hooshere, a first generation Armenian-American from New York City, is steadily moving forward in her mission to reach fanciers of global fusion through the music of her ancestors. Provenance is her first album, and it marks a dual intersection on the map of world music - a convergence of four distant points in time and space: ancient and modern, foreign and domestic. Eager to offer an authentic product, Hooshere traveled to Armenia's capital city and recorded native musicians on traditional instruments like the duduk, dhol, blul, kamancha and oud. Then it was back to NYC for some contemporary western touches. In all, it was an inspiring process that prompted her to compose three original tracks for the album. The self-produced debut achieves a harmonious balance of melodic vocals, acoustic interludes, and spacey electronica that announces this talented vocalist (and classically trained pianist) as a promising presence on the world music scene. -- Maria Jett, Editor, World Pulse Magazine
AM NewYork
Queens native Hooshere sings traditional Armenian songs over Portishead-esque beats to create dreamy tracks -- both ancient and modern. Singing in English and Armenian, she layers rich vocals over lush beats to evoke a faraway place, as if her album "Provenance" were a soundtrack to a film yet to be made. Fans of world music will want to pick up this new album from a beautiful singer whose dulcet hymns transport listeners to Yerevan by way of Queens. -- Mike Clancy, amNewYork (NY Newsday)
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Mother Jones Magazine - In Tune
Rich, sultry vocals, intoxicating harmonies, eclectic beats, and an inventive blend of ancient and modern instrumentation make this an exceptional debut that is turning heads in the world music community. "Refreshing and unique like no other world music I've heard before!" -- Steve Leeds.