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Bedouine
Bedouine at The Fonda Theater in 2018
Background information
BornAleppo, Syria
GenresSinger-songwriter, folk
Years active2017–present
Websitewww.bedouinemusic.com

Azniv Korkejian,[1] known by her stage name Bedouine (born July 16),[2] is a Syrian-American musician. She has lived in a number of cities and countries, including Saudi Arabia, Houston, Syria, and Boston.[3]

History

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Early life

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Korkejian was born in Aleppo, Syria. Her family moved to Saudi Arabia where they lived until she was ten. Her family is Armenian. She was educated at an American school in Saudi Arabia and was exposed to the music of MTV as well as traditional Armenian and Arabic music.[4] The family moved to the US after winning a green card lottery and lived first in Massachusetts and then later in Houston, Texas, where she went to high school. She studied sound design in Savannah, Georgia. She lives in Los Angeles.[5]

Bedouine

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Bedouine released her first self-titled full-length album in 2017.[6][1][7][8] The record includes sounds from her memories of her grandmother's home in Syria, specifically on "Summer Cold" and a song written in Armenian "Louise" (which translates to "light” and is written as Լոյս in Armenian).[3] In an interview with Sound of Boston, Korkejian discussed writing the song in Western Armenian, the dialect her family speaks: “I was pretty shy about it because, like I said, my Armenian is kind of broken. But, I ran it by my cousin and kind of had his green light, and I got to a point where I just thought, even if it’s not perfect it’s okay because it’s still my experience.”[3]

The album art of her debut album features a photograph taken of Bedouine on the black-and-white tiled floor of the console room outside Gus Seyffert's studio, where she recorded the album.[3]

Bird Songs of a Killjoy

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In March 2019, Bedouine announced her second full-length album, Bird Songs of a Killjoy, which was released June 21, 2019.[9][10] The twelve tracks contain several references to birds, and Azniv's label Spacebomb quoted her as feeling "self-conscious about how I go on and on about birds on this record...But I have to step back and take a breath. These songs are just where I landed, and that's OK."[11] The album was produced by Gus Seyffert.[11]

Waysides

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Bedouine released her third full-length album, Waysides on October 22, 2021. The album was announced August 18, 2021 with the single "The Wave", which was written about the death of Bedouine's close friend and her resulting grief.[12] Korkejian did not write new material for the album, instead she selected and finished tracks from among her old demos, the oldest dating back 15 years, the newest from 2017. She’s described the process as “like spring cleaning, letting go to start anew”. All tracks were produced either by the singer herself or Gus Seyffert, who worked on both Bedouine and Bird Songs of a Killjoy.[13]

Tours

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Headline tours

  • US Tour (Fall 2019)
  • UK/EU Tour (Fall 2019)

Support tours

Festivals

Discography

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Studio albums

Singles

  • "Come Down In Time" (2018, Spacebomb Records)
  • "The Hum" (2020, Spacebomb Records)
  • "All My Trials" (2020, Mexican Summer)
  • "Thirteen" (2020, Spacebomb Records)
  • "That You Are" (2024, Hozier)

References

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  1. ^ a b Mandel, Leah. "Inside Bedouine's Modern Folk Masterpiece". The Fader. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Gusseyffert on Instagram: My babes Birthday Today @bedouinemusic. So proud of her!! #privateproperty #miami picture by @kate.izor". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Interview: The Simplicity of Singer-Songwriter Bedouine". Sound of Boston - Boston Music Blog. November 17, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Bedouine". Spacebomb. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Koenig, Ravenna. "On Her Quiet Folk Debut, Bedouine Wanders And Wonders". NPR. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  6. ^ Koenig, Ravenna; Block, Melissa. "On Her Quiet Folk Debut, Bedouine Wanders And Wonders". NPR.org. NPR Music. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  7. ^ Empire, Kitty (October 15, 2017). "Bedouine review – a wandering star is born". The Guardian. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  8. ^ Branch, Kate (July 13, 2017). "Meet Bedouine, the Folk Singer Who Will Stoke Your '60s Hair Nostalgia". Vogue. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  9. ^ Corcoran, Nina (March 28, 2019). "Bedouine announces new album, Bird Songs of a Killjoy, shares "Bird": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  10. ^ Gilke, Chloe (March 28, 2019). "Bedouine Announced Her New Album 'Bird Songs of a Killjoy' With The Lush, Cinematic 'Bird'". Uproxx. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Bedouine – Spacebomb". Spacebomb.
  12. ^ Minsker, Evan (August 18, 2021). "Bedouine Announces New Album Waysides, Shares Song "The Wave": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  13. ^ O'Connell, Sharon (December 3, 2021). "Bedouine – Waysides". Uncut. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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