Saturday, July 19, 2008

FESTIVAL: Secular and Spiritual Music from Georgia | Edinburgh International Festival

My Friends - the Anchiskhati Choir - have got a concert in Edinburgh at the Fri 15 Aug - 5:45 pm
The twelve male voices of the Anchiskhati Choir are the finest exponents of Georgian polyphonic choral music in the world and over the years they have researched and collected a huge amount of their native music. For its Greyfriars concert the choir presents regional songs, feast songs and songs of religious celebration. Passionate singing in a unique harmonic language.

Link: http://www.eif.co.uk/




My friend Sebastian Pank recorded with the men from this choir the georgian polyphonic music in different areas. The CD subtiteled "A Georgian Travel". It is an amazing Double-CD with a great information.

Sebastian Punk lives near Leipzig. He made a journey trugh Georgia and published on his label "Raumklang" a fabolous Double-CD (146:28) about georgian music that he researched and recorded in different territories of Georgia about a few of years. "Georgian journey. Secular and spiritual vocal music" ist a great work!

edition waran - Neuheit im Juni 2005
Georgische Reise - Geistliche und weltliche Gesänge
Georgian journey - Secular and spiritual vocal music
Antchis Chati Chor (Tbilissi)
Tsinandali Chor (Telavi)
Drei alte Sänger (Gurien)
RK 2304 (2CD)