Folk Bands and Artists
Ialoni
The women’s ensemble Ialoni was formed in 2009 in Tbilisi. Our repertoire includes all three streams of Georgian Traditional Vocal Polyphony: ecclesiastical, folk and city music.
In 2016, Ialoni won the 1st prize in the category of « Women’s Folk Ensemble » of Georgia, in the frame of the National Folklore Festival organized by the Folklore State Centre.
In 2017, the group won the grand prix at the Tbilisi Competition of Choral Music in the nomination of Georgian traditional chant as well as the first place and gold medal in the Georgian traditional song.
We select our repertoire from archival records and manuscripts, expedition findings and published notated collections, with a special emphasis on reviving relatively unusual, original and complex samples.
The ensemble considers it important to understand the character of the different chanting schools as well as the folk and city songs originating from different regions, comprehending them intimely and then bringing them to life with the ensemble’s own signature.
