Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Toronto's village choir, singing the polyphony of the Georgian Republic

I found a website about georgian music in the WWW:

"Darbazi was founded in the Spring of 1995 in the Toronto home of Alan Gasser, a local proponent of Georgian music, who has been honoured by the Georgian Ministry of Culture as a Silver Medal Laureate for his "profound knowledge of the folk music of Georgia and his role in its popularization around the world".
The Republic of Georgia is exceptional for its ancient, deep-rooted tradition of music in several independent voices. The music is dense and complex, with exquisite harmonies that result in a musical experience unlike any other. Darbazi's repertoire, sung with and without instruments, runs the gamut of Georgian social settings and meanings: from songs of the centuries-old hymnody of the Georgian Orthodox Church to drinking and toasting songs traditionally sung at the supra table, from tender songs of homesickness to exuberant dance songs, from ancient healing songs to songs of toil and work, from hypnotic lullabies to rowdy horse riding songs, and of course the ubiquitous love songs. "


Additionell you can read more: about Georgia

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