In many cultures, it’s common during festive dinners for one or more guests to stand, raise a glass and speak a toast. In the central European country of Georgia, however, the tradition is thrillingly ...

Cultural life in the country of Georgia revolves around an epic meal known as a supra. Food and wine flow through the night, and between every course, a traditional song is sung: work songs, carols, ...

The Shin's witty, defiant take on tradition sprung from decades of playing around with the possibilities of the old Georgian songs they had sung growing up. My family was always singing traditional ...

MOSCOW -- Against a backdrop of Russian fighter planes bombing Georgian apartment buildings at the height of last August’s conflict, the legendary Georgian singer Vakhtang Kikabidze -- "Buba" to his ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review By Vivien Schweitzer As wild and unfamiliar yodeling unfolded over startling harmonies and complex rhythmic patterns in Alice Tully Hall ...

Stop me if you've heard this one before: an Azerbaijani diplomat, a Georgian rapper, and an Azeri musician walk into a bar.... But the punchline was no joke for the two musicians. Aphik Novruzov and ...

Georgian Skull's 'The Funeral' is a nasty, blasty dirge that could easily be used in a metallic funeral procession. It'll certainly alter your state of mind if you listen to it loud enough, which is ...

Today, her debut single, "The Closest Thing to Crazy," is a Top-20 hit in Britain and her debut album, "Call Off the Search," has already earned her a gold disc. Melua has been called a "breath of ...

These days, this question is a subject of passionate debate in Georgia. Many recoiled in distaste to see Moscow this month hosting a so-called Tbilisoba, an annual, Oktoberfest-style festival of ...

Under the premise of documenting for the sake of preservation the various forms of Georgian religious chanting, a distinct kind of sonorous psalmody passed over from generation to generation, what ...