Popular singing has a highly valued place in Georgian culture. Polyphonic singing, in the Georgian language, is a secular tradition in a country whose language and culture have often been oppressed by ...

There are dozens (and frankly probably hundreds) of excellent recordings in the catalogue that revolve around two staple subjects: romantic love and religious devotion. But for their latest album, New ...

We have all heard it, yet most of us would not be able to name it. The term polyphony (from the Greek for “many sounds”) is used to describe music that employs simultaneous yet independent melodies.

Featuring guest performances by LeStrange Viols, the expansive recording encompasses selections from Renaissance composers William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons through 20th and 21st century works by Ivan ...

Seto Lelo Polyphonic singing, Estonian folk costumes, Russian arts & crafts, smoke saunas. In Estonia, Christine travels to the Setomaa region, visits an Seto Orthodox church, meets the indigenous ...

The traditional dances and polyphonic singing found in the Shoplouk region of Bulgaria are still performed by a group of elderly women, the Bistritsa Babi. This tradition includes diaphony, or what is ...

MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors (UPSA) bagged the Primer Premio (First Prize) in both Habanera and Polyphony categories in the 64th Certamen Internacional ...

"Overtone singing is a voice technique where one person sings two notes at the same time," explains German musician Anna-Maria Hefele. Hefele is an 'open throat' singer - and her amazing ability has ...

Sat at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, the Georgian region of Ajara is blossoming into one of 2023’s top tourism destinations. Georgia was the host country of this year’s Berlin ITB (Europe’s ...