Richard Simonian Uses Music to Share the Reality of Artsakh in This Love Is My Homeland

British Armenian songwriter Richard Simonian presents a stirring and deeply meaningful new single titled This Love Is My Homeland (Ays Ser Im Yerkire). The track stands as one of his most personal works to date, blending melodic folk pop elements with storytelling that carries the weight of cultural memory, identity, and lived history. The song opens with warm acoustic guitar and tender vocals that immediately draw the listener into its intimate world. As rhythmic percussion and melodic layers begin to rise, the track takes on a bouncy yet heartfelt energy that feels both contemporary and rooted in tradition. The chorus arrives with emotional clarity, filled with spirit and strength, lifting the song into a place that feels communal and deeply human. At its core, This Love Is My Homeland is a lament, a testimony, and a message of truth. Simonian uses the song to shine a light on the silent and devastating erasure faced by the Armenian people of Artsakh, also known internationally as Nagorno Karabakh. Through warm harmonies, folk influenced instrumentation, and expressive lyrics, he brings forward the story of a people whose experiences have often been overlooked or minimised by the wider world. The track is both uplifting […]