Voices of the Ancestors Podcast
1) Women's Folklore Festivals with Nanina's Maka Khardziani
âIt's a call for me, itâs a call to protect traditions. The Voices of Ancestors arenât only sounds we heard from the old recordings, itâs all the traditions which our ancestors kept.â Dr. Maka Khardz...Show More
2) Centuries of Song with Teona Lomsadze: Series 2 Episode 7
âSo I feel Voices of the Ancestors are definitely, somehow, I don't know, kept in Georgian traditional music for me, because it's, it brings me so much energetic, like emotional information and energy...Show More
3) New Year Reflections: Folk and Protest
âHow beautiful is my homeland, the more beautiful it is, the more my heart breaks.â From the song Ra Kargi Ram Khar being sung by protestors in Tbilisi. > Susan travels to Oxford to record a special...Show More
4) Myths and Stories of Svaneti - Series 2 Episode 5
Series 2 Episode 5 âa connection which is not stopping from the past and goes and goes and maybe itâs the circle and maybe it's an unstoppable line - but oh it's a really great feeling.â Vanda Bakura...Show More
5) Rituals of the Singing Village - Chamgeliani Sisters - Series 2 Episode 4
How do you welcome the souls of your ancestors? Why are wolves sacred? Can you sing and dance through grief? An audio journey to the highest mountains of Georgia - Svaneti. We meet Ana, Madona and Ek...Show More
Rituals of the Singing Village - Chamgeliani Sisters - Series 2 Episode 4
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6) Nino Kaladadze Remembered
âNino was like a fish in water amongst all the musical genres of Georgian folk, but especially so amongst the lullabies.â Voices of the Ancestors podcast tribute to Nino Kalandadze-Makaradze, a respe...Show More
7) On Folk Instruments with Nino Razmadze
Can you tell your changis from your chuniris from your chonguris? Youâll often see one of them in the hands of Trio Mandili. Donât worry, our guest Nino Razmadze talks us through all the folk instrume...Show More
8) Tamar Buadze Part 1
Voices of Our Grandmothers with guest Tamar Buadze and interpreter Zoé Perret. Kicking off series 2, innovative choir conductor Tamar Buadze tells the surprising tale of how she came to work with Laz...Show More
9) Tamar Buadze Part 2
Voices of Our Grandmothers with guest Tamar Buadze and interpreter Zoé Perret. Kicking off series 2, innovative choir conductor Tamar Buadze tells the surprising tale of how she came to work with Laz...Show More
10) Singing Landscapes, from Georgia to the Balkans with Briget Boyle
In this episode, our friend Jen Morris takes over the role of interviewer. She speaks with Briget Boyle, vocal coach and singer with Balkan Women's ensemble @kitka, bringing the west coast USA perspec...Show More