MUSIC: Polyphonic Voices Of Georgia - The Anchiskhati Choir (soundsoftheuniverse.com)

Tracklisting
1. Alilo PLAY
2. O, Holy God PLAY
3. God Is The Lord PLAY
4. St Nino's Collect-Hymn PLAY
5. O Come, Let Us Worship PLAY
6. The Angels In Heaven PLAY
7. Alilo (ver.2) PLAY
8. Alilo (ver.3) PLAY
9. You Are A Vine PLAY
10. Cross Your Worship PLAY
11. That We May Raise PLAY
12. A Mercy Of Peace PLAY
13. O Come, Let Us Worship (Ver.2) PLAY
14. Lord Forces, Be With Us PLAY
15. Christ Is Risen From The Dead PLAY
16. O Lord, Save Thy People PLAY

Information
The second release on our own World Audio Foundation sub-label features the deep sacred and spiritual vocal music from the Georgian Republic in Eastern Europe - at the border between Europe and Asia. Dating back to pre-Christian times, Georgian polyphonic chants are uniquely complex polyphonic melodies and comprise music sung for the Georgian Orthodox liturgical services. In 2001, Georgian polyphonic singing was proclaimed by Unesco as one of the Oral and Intangible Masterpieces of Humanity. The aim of this proclamation is to help sustain cultural diversity and human creativity in the face of the perceived effects of globalisation. The Anchiskhati Choir is the world’s leading exponent of Georgian polyphonic music. Recorded in Tbilisi, the members of the choir are both celebrated musicians and ethno-musicologists performing the documenting the history of this unique music. The CD comes with accompanying text, postcards and poster as well as coming in a distinctive WAF CD casing!

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