Arto Tunçboyacıyan Musical artist

Arto Tunçboyacıyan (Armenian: Արտո Թունչբոյաջյան) (born 4 August 1957 in Istanbul) is an American musician of Armenian descent. A famous avant-garde folk artist (singer, multi-instrumentalist), he appeared on more than 200 records in Europe before arriving in the United States, where he went to work with numerous jazz legends including Chet Baker, Marc Johnson, Al Di Meola, and Joe Zawinul as well as a semi-regular stint with Paul Winter and the Earth Band. Arto fronts his own group called the Armenian Navy Band. He also worked with Turkish singer Sezen Aksu and the Greek singer Eleftheria Arvanitaki. His brother Onno Tunç was also a musician. He is also a member of the band Night Ark. He has won a Grammy award.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 04, 1957
Hometown	Turkey Istanbul

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Musical artist

Career started	1968
associated musical artist	System of a Down Serart Night Ark Human Element
Background	Solo singer
genre	Folk music Jazz Rock music Music of Armenia Avant-garde music
instrument	Percussion instrument Singing Duduk Beer bottle Bular Sazabo
record label	Columbia Records Serjical Strike Records