Real name: Ջիվան Գասպարյան

Effective period / Period of releases: 1983 - 2008

Djivan Gasparyan (born October 12, 1928, Solak, Armenian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR - died July 6, 2021) was an Armenian duduk player, composer, and educator. His debut album in the West was issued by Brian Eno's Opal Records label. He worked with musicians such as Ludovico Einaudi, Brian Eno, David Sylvian, Peter Gabriel and Michael Brook, and composed music for many Hollywood soundtrack films, including 'The Siege' and 'Gladiator'.