Charles Ganimian

Armenian-American musician known mostly for playing the oud. Born in Troy, NY, to Armenian parents, died alone in the Veterans Hospital of South Orange in late 1989 in New Jersey. Ganimian played Turkish, Armenian, and Arabic music in the “kef” style of the Armenian immigrants from Turkey to the US. He played at Armenian-American dance parties as well as belly dance shows in the Manhattan ethnic nightclubs and elsewhere.