FOUNDER OF DEEP PURPLE IS IN ARMENIA: FAMOUS ROCKERS SUPPORT GYUMRI MUSICAL SCHOOL
Cold classrooms, ruined floors, wet and humidity…”Children study music in such brutal conditions and they have prepared a performance for us,” John Deen, the director of “Do something” charitable organization, who is currently in Armenia in the framework of “Rock helps Armenia” project, described the condition of Gyumri’s musical school and the terms the pupil have to study in.
Deen has not visited Armenia alone, he is accompanied by famous rockers – the founder of “Deep Purple” Jan Gilan, the founder of “Black Sabbath” Tony Aiom, founder of “Asia” rock group Jowf Daowns.
All the famous starts and others too initiated recording of Smoke on the Water song’s remix and said that the income would be disposed to the reconstruction of the musical school in Gyumri. “Music can have big role to save destroyed system,” “Do something” director said.