In many cultures, it’s common during festive dinners for one or more guests to stand, raise a glass and speak a toast. In the central European country of Georgia, however, the tradition is thrillingly ...

A Kartvelian chorus is notable for its unusual way of singing songs without words, a factor that hooked Vrinda Chidambaram when she heard a collection of Georgian songs for the first time. The chorus, ...

Popular singing has a highly valued place in Georgian culture. Polyphonic singing, in the Georgian language, is a secular tradition in a country whose language and culture have often been oppressed by ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Basiani - The State Ensemble of Georgian Folk Singing will return to New ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Basiani - The State Ensemble of Georgian Folk Singing will return for one ...

Buka Kartozia never practiced pediatric medicine, the profession for which he trained in Tbilisi, Georgia. He preferred to pursue the art of singing and composing music that mingles jazz with the ...

Didgori Ensemble from the Republic of Georgia (Caucasus) will teach Georgian folk/choral/polyphonic vocal music, a three-part musical tradition marked by immense ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — The Kartuli Ensemble, Williamstown's Trio Brevalo, and Trio Nanina, with Georgian ethnomusicologist Carl Linich, will all perform March 30 at 3 p.m., in St. John's Episcopal Church, 35 ...

Three jovial Georgian teenagers had no idea they were about to become Internet sensations when they recorded a video-selfie earlier this month while walking on a country road. But later the same day, ...

Didgori Ensemble from the Republic of Georgia (Caucasus) will teach Georgian folk/choral/polyphonic vocal music, a three-part musical tradition marked by immense ...