Happy Pride Month, day 4, singing

[sonia]

4. I am proud of persevering in my study of Balkan and Georgian singing. Taking lessons and going to choir and volunteering for small solo or small group parts in our little performances. I do it because it's compelling and joyful and my inner compass points toward it inexorably. And it's hard and vulnerable and I feel like I'm not very good at it, although when I hear recordings of myself, I'm not so bad either. It's that thing about having better taste than skill, and also being surrounded by some fantastic singers. And struggling with my inner silencers and physical restrictions to letting my voice flow freely.

Here's a song I've been working on, Sazeimo Perkhuli from Georgia,

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And here is a recording of Georgian group Fazisi singing it. In looking for a source recording and listening to a bunch of their songs, it sounds like they're a source of a lot of the Georgian repertoire of American singing groups, probably via the research and teaching of Trio Kavkasia.

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Comments

[jesse_the_k]

Thank you for sharing your evolution with music -- I've enjoyed your samples here. KITKA is !!!! -- beautiful polyphony plus costumes and everything.

[silveradept]

Perseverance in something you enjoy, even if you won't be the absolute best at it, is excellent.

The human voice is such a versatile instrument and can do amazing things by itself and especially in concert with others.