Name: Khasanbegura (War Song, Guria)
Duration: P00H02M46S
Description: Sourced from a recording of Varlam Simonishvili’s ensemble in 1930.

Khasanbegura (War Song, Guria)

from Silver Sanctuary by Zedashe

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Sourced from a recording of Varlam Simonishvili’s ensemble in 1930.

lyrics

From a polyphonic perspective this is one of the most elaborate and complicated genres of songs to perform, as the harmony and movement is exceedingly complex. It relays a story that takes place during the Crimean war (1853-1856) between the Ottoman and Russian Empires. At this time in history Georgia was a part of the Russian Empire by necessity and not by will, and it tells the story of a Georgian prince, Khasan-Beg Tavdgiridze that defected to the Ottoman side, depending on one’s point of view he could be considered a traitor but, as many Georgians felt the country was occupied by Russia at the time it is more complicated than that.

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from Silver Sanctuary, released August 7, 2020
Initially sung as a trio (Top) Ketevan Mindorashvili (Middle) Guliko Chabashvili (Lower) Aleko Matiashvili. It morphs into an antiphonal song with the trio on one side and a two part choir on the other consisting of: (Soloist) Tamila Sulkhanishvili (Lower) Vali Janiashvili, Irakli Kanchurishvili, Tenghiz Kakashvili

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Zedashe Sighnaghi, Georgia

Zedashe Ensemble is a vocal and dance group based in the eastern medieval fortress city of Sighnaghi, Caucasus Georgia. Directed by Ketevan Mindorashvili, the ensemble was founded in the mid-1990’s to sing polyphonic chants, unique to Georgia, that were largely lost during the Communist era. ... more