Viza
Viza has infiltrated the global music scene with an explosive sound of inte… Read Full Bio ↴Viza has infiltrated the global music scene with an explosive sound of international rock. You can hear the blasts and screams from the depths of Eastern Europe to the deserts of the Middle East. Formerly known as Visa, Viza exchanged the audio passport with a carte blanche for invasion.
Viza is a brigade of 9 international musicians from Los Angeles, integrating duduk, percussion and oud with the hard edge of rock. K’noup, the fearless leader and voice of Viza, commands the stage with charisma and stamina. As Visa, the band released two EPs and two full length albums, along with an award winning music video. In the De Facto and Eros albums, the music is pervaded by sonorities taken from Arabic, Armenian and Greek traditions blended with elements of rock and dance. In the newly released album, Made in Chernobyl, Russian and Eastern European styles and themes take center stage. Viza is a passport into a musical endeavor that touches its conspirators, cultural, spiritual, and literal influences, while translating them into a perfect balance of old world nostalgia, modern experimentation and social revival.
Viza is currently managed by Serjical Strike Management headed by Serj Tankian from System of a Down. With sold out shows in the US and Canada, Viza fans are now also tuned in around the world. In August 2010, Viza embarked on a special tour in Europe, opening for Serj Tankian’s “Imperfect Harmonies” tour in the cities of Yerevan, Athens, Hamburg, Cologne, Paris, Zurich and Bologna. Viza captivated their audiences with their edgy performances and experienced raving reviews from fans in every city.
K’noup - Vocals, 12 string guitar
Jivan Gasparyan Jr. - Duduk, Zurna
Orbel Babayan - Electric Guitar, Tar, Saz, Vox
Shant Bismejian - Electric Guitar
Andrew Kzirian - Oud
Alex Khatcherian - Bass
Suguru Onaka - Keyboards, Accordian
Chris Daniel - Percussion
Hiram Rosario - Drums
Viza is a brigade of 9 international musicians from Los Angeles, integrating duduk, percussion and oud with the hard edge of rock. K’noup, the fearless leader and voice of Viza, commands the stage with charisma and stamina. As Visa, the band released two EPs and two full length albums, along with an award winning music video. In the De Facto and Eros albums, the music is pervaded by sonorities taken from Arabic, Armenian and Greek traditions blended with elements of rock and dance. In the newly released album, Made in Chernobyl, Russian and Eastern European styles and themes take center stage. Viza is a passport into a musical endeavor that touches its conspirators, cultural, spiritual, and literal influences, while translating them into a perfect balance of old world nostalgia, modern experimentation and social revival.
Viza is currently managed by Serjical Strike Management headed by Serj Tankian from System of a Down. With sold out shows in the US and Canada, Viza fans are now also tuned in around the world. In August 2010, Viza embarked on a special tour in Europe, opening for Serj Tankian’s “Imperfect Harmonies” tour in the cities of Yerevan, Athens, Hamburg, Cologne, Paris, Zurich and Bologna. Viza captivated their audiences with their edgy performances and experienced raving reviews from fans in every city.
K’noup - Vocals, 12 string guitar
Jivan Gasparyan Jr. - Duduk, Zurna
Orbel Babayan - Electric Guitar, Tar, Saz, Vox
Shant Bismejian - Electric Guitar
Andrew Kzirian - Oud
Alex Khatcherian - Bass
Suguru Onaka - Keyboards, Accordian
Chris Daniel - Percussion
Hiram Rosario - Drums
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Viza Lyrics
A Magic Ladder I found a magic ladder. I see the pharaohs’ feast…
Alley In Tijuana So you wana see the world make your life better,…
Bake Me In Clouds I can see the buildings dancing. I can hear the screaming…
Breakout the Violins A bird A plane That I can remember for days And days And day…
Brunette Before we have a chance to say our goodbyes I'd like…
C'est La Vie C’est La Vie! Forgive me if you even dare. Striking the…
Carnivalia Quit your complaining, so what if its raining, everyone ther…
Cat's Eye Step into my bedroom. Turn the lights down. Slip into your…
Coma Something tells me I'm not here. Something tells me she's no…
Dynamite Here little Billy lemme Tell you about a man In command. …
Eros Happiness begins with laughter Laughter sits upon my tired s…
Everybody Wants Money! Everybody wants money Everybody wants money Everybody ev…
Fit for a King Secrets, I'm rich in secrets. I will share them all if…
Fork In the Road Keep your kids by the fireplace, sound the alarms there's…
Forward March Go! Go! Go! Hit ‘em right from the start! Go! Go!…
Further When the rain ever falls does it sting you? Does it…
Hourglass Last night I dreamt of holy lands with unholy laws.…
How Can I? Moonlight I ask of you dear friend show me her…
It's All Wrong I hang with stalkers cause they're never a bore. I play…
Janna You should meet the Tavern's son. He seduces yet regrets. …
Keyhole You and I have three Very ugly girls Who smoke and drink…
Khamsin Ride these crashing waves And the winds of god. Are these …
Kings and Queens I don't know where I should go. Why did you leave…
Loyal Tea Disappointed and I′m coming down with something nasty. I'm p…
Luchador Listen, my heartaches for you. Listen, my heartbreaks in tw…
Made In Chernobyl I feel woven to the ground, Disguised in a gown you…
Meet Me At the Troubadour Meet me at the troubadour with your violins. Meet me…
Midnight Drive Open wide. Not tonight. But forever. There's a sound As she …
Midnight Hour He said she said, “Lay out the deathbed” to which…
My Mona Lisa My Mona Lisa! My Mona Lisa! I swept the walls…
Napoleon Complex He heard a round of applause Throughout the grapevine That…
Never Feel She swims across her sea of casualties. I crawl across her…
Off & Running You are my queen through right and wrong. You are my…
Off and Running You are my queen Through right and wrong You are my sin,…
On the Camel's Back Into the hills of heaven. Into the stars of gold. Into the…
Persian Mistress Now if you must know i've been clinging on to…
Poor Pete When I was ten a way back when I planned…
Quicksand Quicksand is right before me. Quicksand is hiding out like …
Red Light Inferno Enjoy you red light. Enjoy your mannered moans. Enjoy your n…
Sans Red If I should see you again would your eyes follow…
Shall We Reign Dance? Boisterous, thunderous slam of the doors. Morrison's got a…
Siktir She said, "Do you remember what you said to me…
Sparring Diamond cufflinks, tongue piercings. Rowdy hecklers throug…
Take Over the World Hide all your women and children at once. We are the…
Tequila Sunrise I knew maria for two months and now she waves…
The Day I Leave Her The day I will leave her for good she will…
The Early Hours Imagine if the entire city is sleeping and we can…
The Girl That Doesn't Exist With a lie you deny your own mind, to see that…
The Uzbek Brothel It was half past the hour and my knees were…
Things Are Awkward Things are getting a little awkward for myself. Things are…
Trans-Siberian Standoff With only seconds left before the squadron begins to wane,…
Tricky Tricky I took a page out from the Bible. I came…
Vanished Speak in fluent tongues. Turn sand into gold. Reach out to…
Viktor Serj: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhh! Hey hey hey he…
Viktor's Sister Runaway to a far and distant land where fools fall…
Viktor's Vanguard Storm the castle and wage a war. Storm the castle and…
What If Inside the wallpaper peels until the morning light. Magician…
What If? Inside the wallpaper peels until the morning light. Magicia…
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