Mgzavrebi
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Mgzavrebi მგზავრები | |
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 Gigi Dedalamazishvili from Mgzavrebi performing at DOT rooftop in Saint Petersburg in July 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Genres | Georgian folk, Georgian rock |
| Years active | 2006-present |
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| Website | www |
MGZAVREBI is a Georgian group formed in 2006.
History[edit]
MGZAVREBI was founded in 2006 by Gigi Dedalamazishvili, an actor from Tbilisi, Georgia.[1] The grandfather of Gigi Dedalamazishvili was a conductor and he taught Gigi how to play piano and together with his mother supported Gigi getting a music education, but Gigi did not enjoy going to music school when he was young.[2] Already after the start of his career as an actor, Gigi formed a music band in 2006 with initially only three musicians in it.[3] The number of group participants varied within following years reaching 17–18 people but eventually MGZAVREBI included 7 professional musicians.[1]
The band released its first album "Me Movigone" in 2008. MGZAVREBI became popular after the song played in Davit Imedashvili's movie "Dream Town" (2010, Georgian: ოცნების ქალაქი).[4] In 2013 they recorded an album "Wait live wait" (Russian: "Ждать жить ждать") together with a Russian writer Yevgeni Grishkovetz reaching 6th place in the most downloaded albums in Russian iTunes.[5] In 2016 MGZAVREBI won a "Chart Dozen" Award from a Russian Nashe Radio station in the "Breakthrough" nomination; the group was also nominated in the category "Song of the year" with the composition "Let's break through" (Russian: Прорвемся) but eventually lost to the Russian rock band Animal Jazz.[6] In 2017, MGZAVREBI won the "Golden Gargoyle" award in the nomination "Best group".[7] In 2018, a music video of the song "Promise" Russian: Пообещай) directed by Ivan Sosnin was nominated by the Berlin Music Video Awards in the section Best Low Budget.[8] In 2023 a famous Georgian director Lado Kvataniya, who previously collaborated with Kanye West, Manizha, and Oxxxymiron, released a short music film called Waltz featuring Mgzavrebi.[9]
The name of the band means "Travellers".[1] The musical style of the group is a combination of traditional Georgian singing and the modern sound of national instruments, such as panduri. MGZAVREBI lyrics are mostly in Georgian but also include several songs in Russian and Ukrainian.[10] After February 2022, the group decided to cancel all their concerts and not to give any new concerts in Russia.[11]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- Me Movigone... (Georgian: მე მოვიგონე... — I made it up...) (2008)
- Meore albomi (Georgian: მეორე ალბომი — Second Album) (2011)
- Mgzavruli (Georgian: მგზავრული — Journey) (2013)
- In vino veritas (2017)
- Iasamani (Georgian: იასამანი — Lilac) (2018)
- Krebuli (Georgian: კრებული — Collection) (2018)
- Geo (Georgian: გეო) (2018)
- Kamara (Georgian: კამარა — Arch) (2023)
Members[edit]
Current line-up[edit]
- Gigi Dedalamazishvili — songwriter, guitar, vocal
- Lasha Dokhnadze — percussion, vocal
- Misha Megrelishvili — recitative, shaker
- Dato Gogelia — bass guitar, harmonica, vocal
- Bezho Amiranashvili — vocal, electric guitar, panduri
- Guga Kublashvili — vocal, panduri, flute
- Dato Ugrekhelidze — vocal, keyboards
Producer[edit]
- Otar Edisherashvili
Former members[edit]
former members
- Gigi Gegelashvili – flute , piano
- Gvantsa Mathashvili - cello
- Nini Mamalamazishvili - vocals
- Rezo Buadze - vocals
- Giorgi Akhvlediani - vocals
- Irakli Sarava - vocals
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Щекина, Полина (2018). "Солист группы Mgzavrebi Гиги Дедаламазишвили: «Российского слушателя проще удивить, чем грузинского»" [Mgzavrebi soloist Gigi Dedalamazishvili: “It is easier to surprise a Russian listener than a Georgian one] (in Russian).
- ^ Гриценко, Катерина (2013). "Open People: Гиги Дедаламазишвили (Mgzavrebi)" [Open People: Gigi Dedalamazishvili (Mgzavrebi)] (in Russian).
- ^ Wiser, Danny (2022). "GEORGIA: In Vino Veritas - Mgzavrebi".
- ^ "Dream Town – Business in Art". The FINANCIAL. 2016.
- ^ Harnish, Lucy (2019). "Yevgeni Grishkovetz: One Man's Voice".
- ^ "«Чартова дюжина»: В номинации «взлом» победили Mgzavrebi" ["Chart Dozen": Mgzavrebi won in the "hack" nomination] (in Russian). 2016.
- ^ Великанов, Александр (2017). "«Золотая горгулья» — 2017: прямой эфир" ["Golden Gargoyle" - 2017: live broadcast] (in Russian).
- ^ "Группа "Мгзавреби" и Lady Gaga номинированы на премию Berlin Music Video Awards" [Mgzavrebi and Lady Gaga nominated for Berlin Music Video Awards] (in Russian). 2018.
- ^ "MGZAVREBI – WALTZ // A FILM BY LADO KVATNIYA". Georgia Today. 2023.
- ^ Мцариашвили, Анна (2016). "Музыка о жизни и для жизни: Интервью с лидером группы «Mgzavrebi»" [Music about life and for life: Interview with the leader of the group "Mgzavrebi"] (in Russian).
- ^ Коротаев, Олег (2022). "Человек должен быть очень милым существом, понимающим и добрым" [A person must be a very sweet creature, understanding and kind] (in Russian).