Music of Georgia (country)

Georgia has rich and still vibrant traditional music, primarily known for arguably the earliest polyphonic tradition of the Christian world. Situated on the border of Europe and Asia, Georgia is also the home of a variety of urban singing styles with a mixture of native polyphony, Middle Eastern monophony and late European harmonic languages. Georgian performers are well represented in the world's leading opera troupes and concert stages.

This article is about the music of the country Georgia (in Georgian "Sakartvelo"). For music in the US state, see Music of Georgia (U.S. state).

Iavnana

Polyphony

Choral singing

Caucasus

Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Suliko

International Research Centre for Traditional Polyphony

Tbilisi State Conservatory

Rustavi Ensemble

Tsintskaro

Chakrulo

Broughton, Simon. "A Feast of Songs". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, pp 347–350. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. 1-85828-636-0

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"Ancient Music Accompanies Ancient Wine," From the Cradle of Wine

Listen to streaming Georgian music of different genres, read bios, lyrics, download scores for free, learn descriptions of folk songs, some facts from Georgian music history.

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a UNESCO-sponsored project.

International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony of Tbilisi State Conservatory

GeorgianChant.org: Resource for the Study of Georgian Chant

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GeorgianChant.org: Resource for the Study of Georgian Liturgical Music

Accessed November 25, 2010.

BBC Radio 3 Audio (60 minutes): Polyphonic drinking songs and choral music.