An
element of the rich and diverse culture of the Georgian people,
the traditional songs of Georgia are a musical chronicle of the
country's history. Despite the numerous incursions of foreign
invaders - Arab, Mongolian, Turkish, Persian - Georgia has
preserved its language, both oral and written, its architecture,
its religion and a large number of unique songs and melodies.
Developed over the centuries, the traditions and styles of
performance have been handed down from generation to generation by
outstanding singers, many of whom founded their own schools and
whose memory lives on in the minds of the Georgian people.
Georgian
folk music is one of the most important elements in the treasure
house of Georgian spiritual culture, an aural chronicle of
Georgia's centuries-old history.
The specific geography of Georgia, its historic and social
conditions have brought about the development of a number of
dialects, both linguistic and musical, that are named after the
respective place-names: Kakheti, Kartli, Racha, Svaneti, Megrelia,
Imereti, Guria, Ajaria and others. The musical dialects of all
those regions differ in rhythm, intonation, texture and harmony, whole
sharing one common feature: polyphonic singing. Georgia folk songs
mostly contain three voice-parts. However, four-part labour songs
are encountered in Guria and Ajaria. In these parts of Western
Georgia a distinctive kind of figurative polyphonic-singing is
widespread "krimanchuli" or "gankivani", a
type of yodel.
Georgian folk music, featuring complex, three-part, polyphonic
harmonies, has long been a subject of special interest among
musicologists. There are many talented folk groups in Georgia
whose common purpose is to revive and preserve Georgian folk
music. The Rustavi Choir, formed in 1968, is the best known Georgian group
performing a traditional repertoire.
In today's Georgia, folk songs are most frequently sung around
the table. The ceremonial dinner (supra), a frequent occurrence in
Georgian homes, is a highly ritualized event that itself forms a
direct link to Georgia's past. On such occasions, rounds of
standardized and improvised toasts typically extend long into the
night.
Артист: Гамлет Гонашвили / Hamlet Gonashvili / ჰამლეტ გონაშვილი
Альбом: Коллекция
Содержание:
1. Urmuli / ურმული 2:11
2. Gushin shvidni Gurjanelni / გუშინ შვიდნი გურჯანელი 2:33
3. Namgalo / ნამგალო 2:13
4. Kviria / ქვირია 2:03
5. Daigvianes / დაიგვიანეს 2:14
6. Nanina / ნანინა 1:34
7. Mtskemsuri / მწყემსური 3:11
8. Mirangula / მირანგულა 2:04
9. Zgvisferi gakvs tvalebi / ზღისფერი გაქვს თვალები 2:11
10. Shin mousvlelo sada khar / შინ მოუსვლელო სადა ხარ 1:34
11. Simgera Chichiko Bendelianze / სიმღერა ჭიჭიკო ბენდელიანზე 3:01
12. Ietim Gurjis sadgegrdzelo / იეთიმ გურჯის სადღერგძელო 3:03
13. Mertskhalo / მერცხალო 2:22
14. Modi giambob / მოდი გიამბობ 3:21
15. Tovli / თოვლი 1:23
16. Mzeo tibatvisa / მზეო თიბათვისა 2:44
17. Tu ase turfa ikavi / თუ ასე ტურფა იყავი 2:54
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