Authentic light orchestra was founded by multi-instrumentalist Valeri Tolstov in 2009 with an idea to combine different musical genres such as world, jazz, pop, elements of armenian folk and classical music. There is no special accent separately emphasizing any of the above mentioned genres which are harmonically supplementing each other by this producing a unique sound and original interpretation of armenian folk.
The main inspiration and incentive of musicians of the Authentic Light Orchestra are the creation of a fresh view on folklore music with the aim to find a new musical language or a new sound specific to the band. Armenian-swiss band consists of musicians that are famous for performing in well known halls like Carnegie Hall, Tonhalle Zurich, etc and on world known music festivals such as North Sea Jazz, Jazz Baltica, Montreal Jazz Festival and so on.
The influence of steel guitar on genres like Delta blues and country has long been underrepresented; this compilation aims to set the record straight. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 5, 2022