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Apr 2021
23m 36s

Sir Vartan Melkonian: From Beirut street...

Bbc World Service
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Sir Vartan Melkonian began his life as an Armenian refugee in Lebanon, spending his early years in an orphanage outside Beirut, followed by living rough on the streets for many years. He is now a renowned musician, conductor and composer. Zeinab Badawi hears his remarkable story.

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