Year 2022
Borchkha District
Arkhva
Ayshe Ildiz, Zera Yavazogli Mikeladze, Ayshe Hajioğlu from Ozmal, Sevim Öztürk, and Hidayet Kavazoglu Mikeladze
E E Gogichansa - Zera
Jilvelo - Soloist Ayshe Ildiz, accompanied by Zera Yavazogli Mikeladze, Ayshe Hajioğlu, Sevim Öztürk, and Hidayet Kavazoglu Mikeladze
Jujunela - Soloist Ayshe Ildiz
Tirili Tirilama - Soloist Ayshe Ildiz, accompanied by Sevim Öztürk and Zera Yavazogli Mikeladze
Tsi Tsi Tsipunia - Zera
Fakize Veziroğlu Tosuni - from Lower Kura region
Gelino
Jujunela in Turkish
Aknis Nana
Nani Nani Nanai da Narxi Nurchi
Soylerum Yana Yana
Tirili Horirama - fragment
Spell for the Eyes
Hayretin Gormish Varshanidze
Heyamola
Marie Genchturk Khabadze from Bashko, Nebahat Tosuni, and Zeineb Shirini
Datireba - Nebahat
Hayde Gidelum, Hayde - in Turkish Marie
Jujunela - performed by Marie, with Nebahat joining fragmentarily
Jujunela - Marie
Aknis Nana - Nebahat 1
Aknis Nana - Nebahat
Nebahat singing a Shavshur song - not full song
Soylerum Yana Yana - Marie and Nebahat, text sometimes guided by Marie, sometimes by Nebahat
Soylerum Yana Yana - Marie and Nebahat
Soylerum Yana Yana - Marie
Tirili Tirilama - Marie and Nebahat
Tirili Tirilama - Marie
Soylerum Yana Yana - Shadi Yavazogli Mikeladze and Sevim Öztürk Zurnajoglu
Ebrika
Emin Dalkilic Undadze
Jujunela - fragment
Women’s Dance
Tar on Cold Chadi (as Lyrics)
Nebahat Yilmaz from Bagin
Gelino
Soylerum Yana Yana
Gelino
Vohohoi - fragment, Dursunali Ildiz
City of Borchkha
Meakordeon Emrulla Keskinkurt from Ebrika
Ca Ca - Batumi Perkhuli
Joshkun Chovru
Delikhoromi
Gelino + Delikhoromi
Hemshini
Interesting Jilvelo Variant
Jujunela
Kiz Horoni
Maradidis Yaide
Women’s Dance
Shahlam or Shahla - performed by Ilker Çaloğlu from central Borchkha
Shamil’s Chase (Chasing)
Vahahai Delia Nano – sung by Ilker Çaloğlu
Old Delihoromi – sung by Ilker Çaloğlu
Accordion – Sebahatin Alpaydin from Arhavi
Artvin-style Ondortli
Atabari
Atomi
Babin
Babin with song
Delihoromi
Duzhoroni
Gelin in Turkish
Gzis or Queen’s Tune
Jujunela
Narino sings – Mursel Civ Abesadze
Nazri’s Qaide on Kaval but whistled – Mursel
Ondortli
Söylerum Yana Yana – sung by Sebahatin and Mursel
Yesa Mamuli Kosa
Bride’s mourning song during the tying of the belt
Söylerum Yana Babin – performed by Bedri Gokaydin from Borchkhis Shuaxevi
Murguli Region
Bucuri
Hemshin from the village of Xopi sings Jilvelos
Söylerum Yana Babin – performed by Bedri Gokaydin from Borchkhis Shuaxevi
Yeni Geldi Ilbashi (New Year Has Come) – sung by Metin, Yakub, Imdat, Hizir, Ismail Emrula, Hilmi, Kara, and Emin Ince Lazoglu
Yeni Geldi Ilbashi – Selim Ince Lazoglu
Ereguna
Accordion by Kadem Gormush Khajishvili
Atabari + Delihoromi
Atabari
Caca Khoromi
Duz Khoromi
Ortabatumuri Khoromi – “Learned at Artvin School”
Shei Shamil
Tamara
Topali Sama with Song
Tsi Tsi Tsipolia 1
Tsi Tsi Tsipolia
Vohohoi – Soloists Yusuf Veziroğlu Chkhaidze from Kurdan and Hayretin Suliaga Paliashvili from Bashko, also performed by: Nevzat Kahraman Bazumishvili, Kemal Ozdemir Lazoglu, Hasan Gurguni, Kadem Gormush Khajishvili, Memed Gormushi – Mamuka Khajishvili, and Fikret Tural Mutidze (Geuli).
Karabagh
Yeni Geldi Ilbashi (New Year Has Come) in two groups – In the first group, beginner Şeref Genç Mutidze (Geuli) sings along with Hayretin Suliaga Paliashvili (Bashko) and Yusuf Veziroğlu Chkhaidze (Kvemo Kura). In the second group: Yasin Kahraman (Ereguna), Fekin Sami (Bucuri), Kadem Gormush Khajishvili (Ereguna).
Yeni Geldi Ilbashi (New Year Has Come)
Rabie Gundogdu – from Upper Kura
Mourning
Aknis Nana
Geuli
Accordion and Saz played by Nejat Chepne – of Laz origin
Delihoromi on Accordion
Foot Potini Makva accompanied by Saz
Bride’s Tune on Accordion
Accordion on Gudastvir’s Voice
Instrumental Composition on Saz
Jujunela on Accordion
Lazuri Avlaskani with Saz accompaniment
Lazuri Kholoti Qogoladu with Saz accompaniment
Ondortli on Saz
Potpourri with Saz accompaniment
Sari Ciceki on Saz
Bedrie Ozdemir Surmanidze (from Geuli), Shenur Inan (from Ozmal), and Rabie Altinbayrak (from Bashko)
Jujunela – Soloist Shenuri
Aknis Nana – Rabie 1
Aknis Nana – Rabie
Aknis Nana – in Turkish by Bedrie
Tirili Tirilama
Fikret Tural Mutidze
Destan in Turkish
Jujunela Fragment
Destan written in Kartli
Nihat Ozdemir Surmanidze (from Geuli) and Guner Alishanoglu (from Gurbin)
Destan recited by Ahmed Melegoglu about villages – Nihat and Guner
Delihoromi Vahaha – Nihat
Destan – Nihat
Destan on Vir – Nihat
Duz Horoni Vahaha – Nihat
E O Gogichansa – Nihat
Heyamola Tiramola – Nihat and Guner
Lazuri Dadi Man Var Vore – Nihat
Aknis Nana – Guner
Tirili Tirilama – Melek Ozdemir Surmanidze
Gurbini
Tirili Horirama – Sanie Yavuzi (Fragment)
Hayretin Suliaga – from Bashko
Heyamola Tiramola
Soylerum Tirili
Soylerum Yana Yana
Vahohoi 2
Vahohoi Didi (Big)
Vahohoi
Kvemo Kura – now the Murguli city district
Yusuf Veziroğlu Chkhaidze and Muhamed Turan Melegoglu (possibly Melikidze or Melikishvili)
Gelino – starts, text guided by Muhamed
Heyamola – starts, text guided by Muhamed
Muhamed recalls Vahohoi
Soylerum Yana Yana – starts, text guided by Yusuf
Tsi-Tsi Kvakva (Kwa, Kwa, Kwakvalia) – starts Muhamed, followed by Yusuf and Hayretin Suliaga Paliashvili from Bashko
Vohohoi – Yusuf
Yeni Geldi Ilbashi (New Year Has Come) – starts Hayretin, followed by Muhamed and Yusuf
Zera Yadioglu
Jujunela
Tirili Tirilama
Muhajiri Songs of the Klarjeti – Recorded in 2023 by Giorgi Kraveishvili and Khatuna Damchidze
Hendek District, Village Bichkiatik – Kartla
Performed by: Sabri Arman Khandibegi (soloist), Yusuf Defne Kordetli, Rejef Defne Kordetli, Nevzat Zengin Kakhidze, Osman Küçük Vashakidze, Nejdet Zengin Kakhidze, Zia Arman Khandibegi, and Yashar Joshan.
The performed Perkhulebi are:
Au Rasha (in Turkish)
Goris Kukul Iav Nani
Jilvelo (Georgian-Turkish)
Mashala (Wedding)
Mashala (Wedding) – second version
Nandana Nidana (Georgian-Turkish)
Rina (Georgian-Turkish)
Vay Hay Hay (in Turkish)
Vay Hay Hay (in Turkish) – second version
Vohohoi (in Turkish)
Performed by Rejef Defne Kordetli
Goris Kukul Iav Nani (Dance)
Goris Kukul Iav Nani (Dance) – second version
Osman Küçük Vashakidze performs Georgian-Turkish Destani on villages
Hendek District, Village Gundogan – Zomota Khatila
Performed by Ayhan Pehlevan
Ilbashi Dur Ilbashi (New Year Song)
Jujunela (Dance)
Jujunela (Dance) – second version
Georgian-Turkish Lyrical Destani
Turkish-Georgian Lyrical Destani
Performed by Fevziye Sari from Village Kizanlug
Turkish Destani as a poem
Goris Kukul Iav Nani (Dance)
Jujunela (Dance) – Fragment
Performed by Hasan and Esat Kondakci
Gelini in Turkish (Wedding-Dance) – started by Hasan, joined by Esat
Ou Rasha (Dance) – Hasan
Performed by Osman Kondakci
Gelino (Wedding-Dance)
Jilvelo (Dance)
Mashala (Wedding-Dance)
Naridana (Dance)
Narina (Dance)
Ou Rasha (Dance in Turkish)
Vay Hay Hay (Dance)
Performed by Sadik Aksakar and Esref Kondakci
Soylerum Yana Yana (Poets)
Tsi Tsi Tsipolia (Toy Song)
Goris Kukul Iav Nani (Dance) – performed by Adem Kondakci
Ilbashi Dur Ilbashi (New Year) – performed by Hasan Akyuzden
City of Hendek
Performed by Suleyman Sari from Village Kizanlug
Goris Kukul Iav Nani (with dance)
Vay Hay Hay (with dance)
Hau Rasha (Dance) – performed by Hasan Bagdatli from Village Avan
Sabah Namazs Vilotsav – performed by Hasan Sari from Village Kizanlug
Hendek District, Village Lutfiyekosk
Performed by Husein Kavaz
Heriamola (Sufruli)
Poems
Performed by Nuriye Yesilsancak
Gelini (Dance in Turkish)
Goris Kukul Iav Nani (Dance in Turkish)
Jilvelo (Dance)
Narina (Georgian-Turkish Dance)
Performed by Osman Canli
Jilvelo (Dance)
Vay Hay Hay (Dance)
Vohohoi (Dance)
Vohohoi (Dance) – second version
Performed by Osman Kılıçaga (soloist) and Sefa & Sedat Pehlevan Bolkvadze from Village Trapen
Jilvelo – sung by Osman, all three dance
Vay Hay Hay – all three dance and sing
Vohohoi (Dance) – sung by Osman
Hendek District, Village Servetiye - Arkhva
Performed by Celal Kavaz Mikeladze
Gele-Gele Eviare
Georgian-Turkish lyrical dastan
Nanidana (dance) – fragment
Soylerum Yana Yana (poems) – fragment
I cut the white chop
Sung and danced by Yusuf Zia Demirhan (soloist), Celal, and Ferhan Fehlivani
Vay Hay Hay – sung and danced by the same performers
Vohohoy starts with Yusuf Zia Demirhan and is joined by Husein Kavaz from Lutfie Koshk
Performed by Hidayet Kesici
Datireba
Datireba – second version
Gelin in Turkish (wedding dance)
Goris Kukul Yav Nana (dance)
Houvrasha in Turkish (dance)
Jujunela (dance) – fragment
Georgian-Turkish lyrical dastan
Moi Rzeo Moi (milk arrival charm) – by phone
Nanidana (dance)