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O Morning Breeze: Traditional Songs from Georgia
1999, Trio Kavkasia: Alan Glasser, Stuart Gelzer, Carl Linich.
"A remarkable exploration of the unique vocal harmony tradition from the Republic of Georgia. Unusual and maybe even a little disconcerting, this polyphonic style... defies standard notions of music scale and tones. It's like nothing you've heard before."
Kavkasia, meaning "Caucasus," consists of three Americans who together have more than forty years of experience singing the traditional music of Georgia.
The trio writes, "In spite of decades of musicology, traditional Georgian tuning is a puzzle that has not yet given up all its answers. We ourselves have drawn inspiration for our tuning choices from old recordings, contemporary Georgian music scholars and living singers in Georgian villages where traditional tuning is still intact."
Kavkasia sings concerts and leads workshops in North America, and has made several extended visits to Georgia to study with singers there. In 1997, each member was made a State Prize Laureate and was awarded the Silver Medal of the Georgian Ministry of Culture "for profound knowledge of the folk music of Georgia and his role in its popularization around the world."