Funeral Chants from the Georgian Caucasus

Funeral Chants from the Georgian Caucasus

Funeral Chants from the Georgian Caucasus

January 01, 2007 | 21 min

A short film set in the mountainous province of Svaneti, documents the performance of polyphonic men’s funerary laments common to the region.

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