Chven Mshvidoba (Peace To Us) (I)

Audio file

Date recorded: August 1, 1964
Contributor(s): Performer: Unidentified men; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: drinking song, table song
Culture: Caucasus, Georgian
Instruments: voice
Location: Republic of Georgia
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T1720
Track Number: 4
Archive ID: T1720R04
Note: This is a drinking song from Guria about the desire for a peaceful life with three male singers.
Transcript:
Belongs to: Georgian 8/64
About the session: These Georgian recordings were copied by Alan Lomax from the collection at the Georgian Conservatory of Music in Tiflis, Georgia. They were presented to Lomax by the Georgian Union of Composers, and were compiled by Grigol Z. Ckhikvadze, A. Georgeashvili, and Vladimir V. Akhobadze.
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