Leo Sarkisian
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Leo Sarkisian
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Leo Sarkisian was an American ethnomusicologist and broadcaster for Voice of America radio. He is known for his work to showcase African music through the Music Time in Africa radio program. Sarkisian was offered a job with Voice of America by broadcaster Edward R. Murrow in 1961, while in Conakry. At the time, Murrow was the head of the United States Information Agency (USIA) and he heard about Sarkisian through his West African recording trips. Sarkisian accepted the offer and started working
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American ethnomusicologist and broadcaster (1921–2018)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Sarkisian
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2023-11-11T01:29:46Z
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