{"id":2743,"date":"2026-05-20T00:05:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.piccolofestival.org\/?p=2743"},"modified":"2026-06-20T14:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:52:13","slug":"ensemble-basiani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.piccolofestival.org\/en\/ensemble-basiani\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensemble Basiani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Georgian polyphonic singing (State Ensemble)<br \/>\nTraditional music inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list since 2008<\/p>\n<p>Practised throughout the Caucasian region of Georgia since at least the 4th century, Georgian polyphonic singing encompasses a variety of forms \u2014 from liturgical to folk traditions \u2014 always marked by a strong sense of cultural identity.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Parish of Corm\u00f2ns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kakhuri Mravalzhamieri<\/strong><br \/>\n(Many Years of Life )<br \/>\nFestive banquet song from the Kakheti region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guruli Perkhuli<\/strong><br \/>\nSong for a circle dance from the Guria region, featuring krimanchuli (Georgian yodeling).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anzor Erkomaishvili (1940-)<\/strong><br \/>\nSaidan Mokhvel Shen Kalo<br \/>\n(Where Have You Come From, Beautiful One? )<br \/>\nLove song based on a traditional folk poem, accompanied by panduri.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Namgluri<\/strong><br \/>\n(Namgali \u2013 sickle, also known as namgluri)<br \/>\nWork song for the wheat harvest from the Kakheti region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chven Mshvidoba<\/strong><br \/>\n(Peace Be Upon Us )<br \/>\nBanquet song from the Guria region, performed as a trio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Orovela<\/strong><br \/>\nPloughing work song from the Kakheti region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Odoia<\/strong><br \/>\n(Odo \u2013 ancient god of labour, also known as Odoia)<br \/>\nWork song from the Samegrelo region, associated with weeding wheat fields.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Motsikuli Kristesagan Gamorcheuli<\/strong><br \/>\n(The Apostle Chosen by Christ )<br \/>\nKontakion for the Feast of Saint Nino (Enlightener of Georgia). Western Georgian tradition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tsmidao Ghmerto<\/strong><br \/>\n(Holy Is the Lord)<br \/>\nLiturgical chant from the Eastern Georgian tradition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sashot Mtiebisa<\/strong><br \/>\n(From my mother&#8217;s womb)<br \/>\nFestive liturgical chant for the Nativity (Introit). Western Georgian tradition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Khasanbegura<\/strong><br \/>\n( Khasanbegi \u2013 a man&#8217;s name, also known as Khasanbegura)<br \/>\nEpic and historical song from the Guria region, featuring krimanchuli (Georgian yodeling).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gandagana<\/strong><br \/>\nDance song from the Adjara region, accompanied by chiboni and panduri.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chela<\/strong><br \/>\n(Chela \u2013 the name of an ox )<br \/>\nSong of a driver of ox-drawn carts from the Samegrelo region, accompanied by chonguri.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chakrulo<\/strong><br \/>\nBanquet and festive song from the Kakheti region. A true jewel of traditional Georgian polyphony. Considered one of the masterpieces of world culture, the song was sent into space by NASA in 1977. The literal meaning of the Georgian word chakrulo is \u201cinterwoven\u201d. The term refers to the closely interwoven vocal lines that characterize the song.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tamar Dedpal<\/strong><br \/>\n(Queen Tamar )<br \/>\nCircle dance song from the Svaneti region. The song describes the triumphant arrival in Svaneti of Georgia\u2019s \u201cKing Tamar\u201d (1184\u20131213), the great Georgian queen who chose to bear the title of \u201cking.\u201d Only the people of this region refer to Tamar as a queen rather than as a king.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shemokmedura<\/strong><br \/>\nWork song from the village of Shemokmedi (Shemokmedura), in the Guria region. Nadi or naduri refers to a group of neighbours who help one another with work in the cornfields.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joseph Kechakmadze (1939-2013)<\/strong><br \/>\nKutaisuri Serenada<br \/>\n(A Serenade to the City of Kutaisi )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Georgian polyphonic singing (State Ensemble) Traditional music inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list since 2008 Practised throughout the Caucasian region of Georgia since<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evento-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.piccolofestival.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.piccolofestival.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.piccolofestival.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.piccolofestival.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.piccolofestival.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2743"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.piccolofestival.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3285,"href":"https:\/\/www.piccolofestival.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2743\/revisions\/3285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.piccolofestival.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.piccolofestival.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.piccolofestival.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.piccolofestival.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}