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Otsdakhuta (Christmas Carol, K'akheti)

from Silver Sanctuary by Zedashe

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This version of the song comes from the village of Kondoli in Telavi. Zedashe learned this from Beka Bidzinashvili, the leader of the group Patara Kakhe in 2016 in Sighnaghi.

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Christmas carols otherwise known as Alilos in Georgian are found in various versions all across Georgia. The text is almost the same in all but the style of singing follows regional typicity. The text is: On the 25th of December, Christ was born in Bethlehem, the bringer of joy and the bringer of grace.

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from Silver Sanctuary, released August 7, 2020
(Top) Ketevan Mindorashvili (Middle) Tengiz Kakashvili (Lower) Irakli Kanchurishvili, Tenghiz Kakashvili, Vali Janiashvili

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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

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