Suliko is a Georgian poem written by Akaki Tsereteli in 1895 and was set to music by Verinka Tsereteli the same year, it became very popular in Soviet countries and has been performed many times. It is about looking for the grave of your sweetheart, Suliko, and asking for help from a rose and
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Kintouri is a Georgian city dance from Tbilisi. It depicts the Kintos, small merchants from Tbilisi. For this track The Quintessence give beautiful harmonies with a great fun rendition using scat like lyrics in a distinctly Georgian style. They take the traditional tune and add Jazz elements to the sound, giving the music a
Gozinayi Party 2017 [New Year’s Concert 2017] is the annual end of year concert from BzikebiStudio for this year. The students from the studio present an hour and a half of different seasonal songs, in English and in Georgian, and most of the Georgian entries to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC) with only
Mzeo [Sun] is the song that Mariam sang at the 2016 JESC, winning the contest. It is about the sun making our days happy and bright, and that winter is over. It is a great Broadway style song, I see it as being the main aria of the show where everything has reached rock
Good Friend is the new single from Lizi. It is a happy song, making a return to Lizi‘s usual upbeat style after her intensely profound previous song An Unloved Child’s Pain. LIzi gives an excellent, uplifting performance on The Vanos Show on Georgian TV. Japaridze; Lizi (6) [More] Lizi Japaridze (6) [More] Lizi Pop
Pepela [The Butterfly] was originally released almost a year ago. It is a beautiful clip to accompany a delightful song sung with a perfect mixture of childish innocence and musical sophistication that is a delight to watch and listen to even if you can’t understand the words. Mamadashvili; Mariam (5) [More] Mariam Mamadashvili (5) [More]
zghapari k’alak’shi [Fairy City] was released at the end of 2012 and is a collaboration between Lizi Pop and the girls from Candy. The video was recorded in Lizi’s home and you can watch a video about the making of of the clip here. It is a great festive pop song that is still enjoyable
Happy Day is the song that Lizi sang for the 2014 JESC. This song is for the kids who are sad and miserable in life, with this song Lizi wants every kid, on every continent, in every country, in every family to be happy and joyful in life. It starts with a music box theme
Summer Day was the 2nd and, unfortunately, final single from the Candy girls as a group. It was released in July, 2012 just 7 months after they won the 2011 JESC. It is a fun, dance song about summer and should warm up those who are currently heading towards winter. Ana Khanchalyan (5) [More]
Deda [Mother] is a song about all the mothers in the world. It was written in 2010 for Ana to sing. It is a beautiful, slow tune sung with a beautiful voice and this performance clearly shows why Ana is able to win so many prestigious competitions. Ana Khanchalyan (5) [More] Candy (9) [More]