Amer-Imeri ამერ-იმერი - Bail Betkil from Svaneti with round dance

Recorded live at Highfield Trinity Church, S2 4UR. Hosted by local artist Hazel Thompson
( @lucyandhazel ) and Pitchblend.

Edisher and Gigi Garakanidze children's folklore-ethnographic studio Amer-Imeri was founded in 1991 by Edisher Garakanidze, ethnomusicologist and director of Ensemble Mtiebi and his wife Nino Baghaturia a linguist. Amer-Imeri is the youth group of Mtiebi. From 2001-2012 Amer-Imeri was directed by Gigi Garakanidze and is today headed by Magda Kevlishvili who was our podcast guest in Episode 6, Series 1.    • Christmas and New Year with Magda Kev...  

Bail Betkil from Svaneti a song about Dali from Svanetian mythology - the goddess of hunting. Listen to the podacst episode about Svan Mythology for more on Dali - Series 2 Episode 5.

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