FESTIVAL: ARTGENE festival 2009 will be starting July 3 (artgeni.ge)

First phase will be held on July 3-17, at the territory of open-air cinema of Vake’s park, where will be represented modern culture.
Traditionally the following groups will take part - 33A, Sukhishvilebi, Frani, Light year, Nino Katamadze, Zumbalend, Motion Theatre and many other surprises. Theatrical performances, film shows and different kind of exhibitions will also take place.
The second phase will be performed on July 20-26, at the territory of Ethnographical Museum, where will bepresented: folk, traditional craft work, martial art, cookery. It will also be performed exhibition of ecologicallypure products of Georgian agriculture.

www.artgeni.ge

more about former festivals:
ARTGENE 2007 (gotocaucasus.com)
Art-Gene festival in Tbilisi (16-22 july 2007) (kaukasus.blogspot.com)


photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category: ArtGene festival, 2008

MUSIC: Great Georgian Songs & Sounds from 33a

Concert in Paris

33a is a Georgian band, which was founded in 1994. They play raggee and folk-rock style. The name "33a" comes from the street name "Paliashvili 33a", where the founder of the band Niaz Diasamidze lives.


Musicians:
ნიაზ დიასამიძე, (ვოკალი, კლავიში, გიტარა,ფანდური ჭუნდური)
Niaz Diasamide (Vocal, Piano, Guitar, Panduri Chunduri)
აჩიკო ციმაკურიძე (გიტარა)
Achiko Tsimakuridze (Guitar)
სპარტაკ კაჭარავა (დრამი)
Spartak Kacharava (Drums)
რამაზ ხატიაშვილი (ბასი)
Ramaz Khatiashvili (Bass Guitar)
სანდრო ნიკოლაძე (ფლეიტა)
Sandro Nikoladze (Flute)
კაკი ჯაფარიძე (დასარტყამი ინსტ.)
Kaki Japaridze (Percussion)
გიგი ოქროპირიძე (ალტი)
Gigi Okropiridze (Alt)
ნიკუშა შამუგია (ჩელო)
Nikusha Shamugia (Chelo)
ავთანდილ კრავეიშვილი (გიტარა)
Avtandil Kraveishvili (Guitar)
ლევან კიკვიძე (ხმის რეჟისორი)
Levan Kikvidze ( The Sound Producer)

Links:
www.33a.ge
www.myspace.com/33a

CONCERT:

Morgen: 33a - Open Air Concert
Ethnographic Museum Tbilisi

www.myspace.com/otsdatsametia