Vakhtanguri

by Darbazi

CD $19.00

Canadians sing traditional vocal music from Caucasus Georgia, with panduri, chonguri, chunir, changi, including songs from Svaneti, Samegrelo, Kakheti, Guria, Achara, Imeruli; table songs, shepherd's songs, city songs, dance songs

Genre: World: Eastern European

Release Date: 2008

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song title	artist name	share	time	download
1. Chemi Nabadi		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	2:38	album only
2. Kakhuri Mravalzhamier		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	6:33	album only
3. Mkhedruli		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	2:45	album only
4. Kviria		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	2:47	album only
5. Romelni Kerubimta		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	3:04	album only
6. Vitsbil, Matsbil		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	2:47	album only
7. Namgalo		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	3:53	album only
8. Harira		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	3:01	album only
9. Miqvars Amgvari		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	2:04	album only
10. Bindisperia Sopeli		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	5:19	album only
11. Vakhtanguri		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	2:40	album only
12. Shromis Simghera		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	2:25	album only
13. Jguragish		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	2:06	album only
14. Tushuri Satrpialo		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	2:22	album only
15. Saadgdomo Perkhuli		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	4:30	album only
16. Gakhsovs Turpav		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	2:17	album only
17. Kakhuri Satsekvao		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	3:17	album only
18. Kutaisi Mravalzhamier		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	1:38	album only
19. Simghera Megobrobaze		Share this song! X Twitter Facebook Google Stumble Email	2:18	album only
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ABOUT THIS ALBUM

Album Notes

Darbazi is a Toronto-based ensemble dedicated to the performance of traditional polyphonic music from Georgia in the Caucasus, a mountainous region at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
Vakhtanguri, as a supruli or table song, is celebratory. It is performed with dear friends around a table laden with good food and wine. Vakhtanguri as a form of toasting is distinctive. After contributing their sentiments to a toast, two drinkers are required to interlock arms, drink a full glass of wine, and kiss each other on alternating cheeks three times. Vakhtanguri as an expression, or as the title of this CD, defies translation. Indeed it is more an experience one must have. It reflects the interlocking of the arms, the dearness of close friendship, the profoundness of being able to share timeless moments, whether they be around the warmth of a traditional Georgian dinner or in the midst of battle. It likewise reflects the intimate feelings one has when singing the close harmonies of traditional Georgian polyphonic songs. The use of Vakhtanguri for the title of this CD is also indicative of who we are – an ensemble of Canadians and Georgians who are so inspired by Georgian polyphony.

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