Vocal Music of The Republic of Georgia

Polyphony and tradition merge with the modern era

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Georgia

You can’t talk about Georgian music without discussing the various historical influences. This territory is directly under modern day Russia, just north of Türkiye, and has had influence from Persian, Mongol, and the Byzantine Empires. It was also consumed by the Soviet Republic until the Soviet Union was dissolved. They initially had their own kingdom in the early 11th century. Today, they are a democratic republic th…