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Bridges to the Divine: Ancient Polyphonic Chants from Georgia
2007, Ensemble Zedashe
Twenty-two sacred chants from Georgia, recorded by Ensemble Zedashe.
Since separating from the USSR, Georgia's history has been a turbulent one. During times of war and great poverty, these ancient three-part chants (which date back to the 11th century) were resurrected from the ashes. Zedashe members began to study Georgian chanting at Bodbe Monastery — where Georgia's Christian illuminatrix, St. Nino, is buried — in 1993.
CD Contents
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- Netar ars katsi (Blessed is the man) (Karbelaant lad)
- Tsmida giorgis tropari (St. Giorgi’s tropar) (Shemokmedi school)
- Movedit taqvani-vstset (Come let us worship) (Karbelaant lad)
- Aghdgomasa dghe ars (This is Easter day) (Shemokmedi school)
- Aghdgomis tropari (Easter tropar) (Karbelaant lad)
- Tsmida ninos kondaki (St. Nino’s kondaki) (Shemokmedi school)
- Netar arian ubitsoni (Blessed are the meek) (Karbelaant lad)
- Shvenierman ioseb (Noble Joseph) (Shemokmedi school)
- Natelo mkhiarulo (Light of joy) (Karbelaant lad)
- Razhams mokhvide (The second coming) (Shemokmedi school)
- Ghvtismshobelo (Holy virgin) (Karbelaant lad)
- Meupe tsata (Lord of the sky) (Gelati school)
- Romelni kerubinta (Cherubimic hymn) (Karbelaant lad)
- Upalo romelman (Lo, lord) (Shemokmedi school)
- Ghmerti upali (God, lord) (Karbelaant lad)
- Ver shemdzlebel vart (We cannot praise you enough) (Shemokmedi school)
- Gundni angelozta (Choir of angels) (Karbelaant lad)
- Motsikulta tavno (Leaders among the apostles) (Gelati school)
- Akurtkhevs suli (Blesses my soul) (Karbelaant lad)
- Gadidebt (We glorify you) (Gelati school)
- Aghdgomis tropari (Easter tropar) (Karbelaant lad)
- Zeshta mbrdzolisa (Defender of our souls) (Karbelaant lad)