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Basiani & Rustavi Polyphonic Ensembles
ანსამბლი ბასიანიGeorgian vocal ensembles dedicated to archival field reconstruction and live performance of regional Svan, Gurian, Kakhetian, and liturgical polyphony.
Classification
Group
Origin / Scope
Georgia
Connected Rooms
1 Tradition
Bibliography
1 Source
Archival note & context
Working from early twentieth-century wax-cylinder recordings and village choir elders, ensembles such as Basiani and Rustavi sustain regional tuning systems across Georgia.
Transmits traditions
1Sources
1What’s on this page is sourced from the citation below.
| Source | Publisher | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Georgian Polyphonic Singing — International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony | Tbilisi State Conservatoire, 2018 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |