Zedashe Ensemble: Music
The following CDs and Songbooks by Zedashe Ensemble are available through Northern Harmony Publishing Company. (Clicking "Add to Cart" or "Details" will send you to Northern Harmony Publishing Company's Pay Pal account and website.)
Bridges to the Divine: Ancient Polyphonic Chants from Georgia
2007, Ensemble Zedashe
Seventeen sacred chants from Georgia, recorded by Ensemble Zedashe.
Since separating from the USSR, Georgia's history has been a turbulent one. During times of war and great poverty, these ancient three-part chants (which date back to the 11th century) were resurrected from the ashes. Zedashe members began to study Georgian chanting at Bodbe Monastery — where Georgia's Christian illuminatrix, St. Nino, is buried — in 1993.
Forged in Fire: Ancient Folk Songs from Georgia
2007, Ensemble Zedashe
Polyphonic songs are perhaps the most extraordinary contribution to world heritage that Georgia has to offer. Agaisnt all odds, these ancient songs have survived and outlived the influence of the many conquering civilizations that have ruled over Georgia, including 70 years of communism. Today, Georgian singing continues to accompany every aspect of life, from work in the fields to funeral wakes, from weddings to baptisms.
This album can also be purchased as a companion to the Forged in Fire CD-ROM of wordsheets and music.
Forged in Fire: Georgian Folk Songs Collected by Ensemble Zedashe
Windows/Mac - compatible CDROM: 22 printable scores and wordsheets
2007, Ensemble Zedashe
Complete 75-page printable book (pdf) with music and word-sheets to all of the songs on Ensemble Zedashe’s CD, “Forged in Fire.”
Led by Ketevan Mindorashvili, Ensemble Zedashe is a mixed choir based in the beautiful historic town of Sighnaghi in eastern Georgia. Ensemble Zedashe learned their repertoire from relatives and regional musicians, collected songs and dances in the highlands, and studied hymn singing in some of Georgia’s holiest monasteries. The repertoire in this book and the accompanying CD were chosen to favor songs from K’akheti and Svaneti.
This CD-ROM can be purchased alone for $20, or with the accompanying CD for $30.00.
In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: Ancient Polyphony of Georgia
2006, Ensemble Zedashe. Recorded in Sighnaghi, Georgia, at Shalva's house and at Bodbe Monastery.
The Raising of Lazare
2002, Ensemble Zedashe
Ensemble Zedashe, from Sighnaghi in the eastern region of Kakheti, strives to preserve authentic performances of Georgian polyphany, the life blood of their country. This album is rich, raw and haunting. Comes with color booklet rich with photographs to impart a flavor of modern traditional village life. Ensemble Zedashe’s director, Ketevan Mindorashvili, has led four Village Harmony singing workshops in eastern Georgia.
The Raising of Lazare: A Collection of Folk and Sacred Music from the Republic of Georgia
2002, Ensemble Zedashe
This book of Georgian folk and sacred music, painstakingly assembled by Ensemble Zedashe, includes a pronounciation guide, translations and notes for each song, tabletures for songs, and detailed chapters about Georgian instruments, each describing (with accompanying graphics) techniques for playing Changi, Ch'uniri, Panduri and Chonguri.