((PKG)) LEO SARKISIAN
((Banner: Remembering Leo))
((Producer: Karina Choudhury))
((Map: Washington, D.C.))
((Banner: Leo Sarkisian was the creator and long time host of VOA’s Music Time in Africa))
((Voice Over))
And now here’s Leo.
((Leo Sarkisian))
And I am Leo Sarkisian. Happy to have you with us today.
This example, is the South Central province of the country and the dance music is from the ethnic group called Beti.
((Banner: He traveled Africa for half a century with his wife, Mary))
((Leo Sarkisian))
Art and music. What finer passion can I have?
((Courtesy: Artwork by Leo Sarkisian))
((Leo Sarkisian))
It’s been my entire life. It’s from my childhood right up ‘til today, and maybe into the future. I will still be doing my art and I will be dancing with my music. What else? It is passion.
((Caption over still: Leo Sarkisian 1921 – 2018))
