ZocoBarrio
A dancer in a red patterned skirt spins on a lantern-lit terrace at sunset, musicians and friends around her, under the ZocoBarrio logo.

ZocoBarrio

From the souk to the barrio.

Armenian and Arabic songs for warm nights and open doors.

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The songs

Four songs for golden hour

Cover of Hay em, Yes: dancers and musicians on a terrace at sunset, Mount Ararat and a stone church behind.

Armenian · 3:22

Hay em, Yes

“I am Armenian”

“I am Armenian”: a proud call and answer, sung together over a driving beat.

0:00 3:22
Cover of Sana Helloua Ya Guameel: a dancer spins under lanterns and palm trees at dusk, drummers and a crowd around her.

Arabic · 2:58

Sana Helloua Ya Guameel

“Happy year, beautiful one”

A birthday call turned into an afro-house celebration, with opera over a deep techno groove.

0:00 2:58
Cover of Sev Sev Atcherov: a dark-eyed dancer smiles over her shoulder at golden hour, a drummer and twin snowy peaks behind.

Armenian · 3:47

Sev Sev Atcherov

“With black eyes”

A slow look across the room, a turn, and a whole dance floor following. Hypnotic and warm.

0:00 3:47
Cover of Siretsi yes Meguin: a blue wooden door stands open in a shadowed hall, sunlight and bougainvillea beyond, a key on the floor.

Armenian · Puerta de Sombras · 3:55

Siretsi yes Meguin

“I loved someone”

A love that left, told in ballet steps and shadows. Dark, dramatic and made for dancing alone.

0:00 3:55
ZocoBarrio emblem: gold brush lettering and a crown over a teal and red mosaic with speakers and a city skyline.

About

Named for the market and the street

ZocoBarrio is a song brand where the old and the new share one dance floor. A zoco is a market, a barrio is a neighbourhood, and our songs live in between.

We mix afro-house, electro and techno with opera and classical colour, and we sing in Armenian, Arabic and English. Every track is made to be danced to, and every one carries a small piece of where it comes from.