Georgia

10 cities · 42:25 · Published 2026-08-09 · Polyphonic Choir & Panduri

Echoes from Tbilisi to Telavi

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Georgia — Soundport Project

A 42-minute instrumental journey across Georgia — 10 cities in one continuous arc, from the sulphur-bath polyphony of Tbilisi to the vineyard drone-bass of Telavi. No vocals; pure instrumental storytelling.

Each track is composed from the music of its place: the sulphur-warm polyphony and Bassiani techno pulse of capital Tbilisi; the cathedral-vaulted sacred modes of ancient royal Mtskheta; the archaic changi harp and stone-tower polyphony of Svaneti's Mestia and the snowbound, near-mythic heights of Ushguli, the highest village in Europe; the wine-table drone-bass of Kakheti's "City of Love", Sighnaghi; and the Adjarian chiboni bagpipe of Black Sea boomtown Batumi.

Tracklist

  1. 01 Tbilisi sulphur-bath polyphony, panduri and a tucked Bassiani techno pulse 0:00 · 5:58 ▶
  2. 02 Mtskheta cathedral-vaulted sacred modes at the ancient royal capital 5:50 · 3:05 ▶
  3. 03 Mestia archaic changi harp and complex Svan polyphony among stone towers 8:46 · 6:04 ▶
  4. 04 Kutaisi western Imeretian contrast polyphony beside the Rioni river 14:43 · 3:57 ▶
  5. 05 Ushguli snowbound, near-mythic Svan archaic, the highest village in Europe 18:31 · 4:39 ▶
  6. 06 Kazbegi (Stepantsminda) alpine round-songs beneath Mt. Kazbek and Gergeti Trinity 23:02 · 3:58 ▶
  7. 07 Sighnaghi Kakhetian wine-table drone-bass in the "City of Love" 26:52 · 5:01 ▶
  8. 08 Vardzia monastic three-voice modes carved into a cave-cliff monastery 31:45 · 3:20 ▶
  9. 09 Batumi Adjarian chiboni bagpipe in a humid Black Sea boomtown 34:57 · 2:52 ▶
  10. 10 Telavi vineyard-belt Kakhetian polyphony, fading into the Alazani evening 37:41 · 4:45 ▶

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