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Date recorded: August 1, 1964
Contributor(s): Performer: Unidentified; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: harvest song, work song
Culture: Caucasus, Georgian
Instruments: voice
Location: Republic of Georgia
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T1716
Track Number: 20
Archive ID: T1716R20
Note: Original note: "Song for reaping with chorus from Cachetti, performed with scythes – 40 mixed voices. An encouragement to harvesters. This song is sung by two soloists who successively develop the theme of the song. The title itself carries no meaning but an exclamation of encouragement."
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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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