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Born in Aleppo, Syria to Armenian parents, Anziv Korkejian says she doesn\u2019t necessarily perceive herself as political, but her music allows her to express her views in an emotional way. Displaced by the Armenian genocide, Korkejian\u2019s parents raised her in Saudi Arabia, but moved to America after winning the green card lottery. Pulled both by familial opportunity and a wandering spirit, Korkejian\u00a0lived in Boston, Houston, Texas, a horse farm in Kentucky, Georgia, and eventually\u00a0spread firmer roots in Los Angeles. The nomadic musician has more than earned the name she chooses to represent her artistry – Bedouine. Korkejian\u2019s everchanging\u00a0geographical journey paralleled her musical and personal growth.<\/p>\n
Although Korkejian has always loved music, playing the guitar and songwriting wasn\u2019t on her radar until her early adult life. \u201cMy first experience with music was my mom making me take piano lessons somewhat militantly,\u201d Korkejian remembers. \u201cIt kind of turned me against it eventually…but I also think that\u2019s part of the reason my past went towards songwriting, because sometimes, when you\u00a0start getting familiar with an instrument classically, it stunts your growth to see it any other way.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a newfound aversion to piano, Anziv tried her hand at the trumpet in her teenage years, before finally picking up her first guitar right before starting college. \u201cI bought a little silver tone guitar at a pawn shop…it was like 80 bucks and it was my only guitar until recently,\u201d Korkejian muses. \u201cI appreciate that facility on the piano but I also appreciate that there are more women playing and growing up on the guitar now. It\u2019s these little things that\u00a0help you see the <\/span>evolution of feminism.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n