Vahe was born and raised in Ethiopia . Both his parents ( Garo Tilbian and Ani Aslanian ) are of Armenian origin . His paternal grandfather escaped the Armenian Genocide in 1923 and by way of Syria eventually settled in Ethiopia . His mother 's side of the family all left the ancient lands of Western Armenia by the late 1890s or early 1900s . Vahe values his Armenian roots and believes that it was the cruel history of Armenia that built his unique artistic character
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Vahe Tilbian