Georgian music

The roots of Georgian folk music go back several thousand years. The Georgian people have demonstrated their singing skills since ancient times. There is a m. year a. Historical documents of the 8th and 4th centuries, telling about work, marching and round dance songs. Wandering singer-storytellers were mestvirs, composers-improvisers, poets, singers and artists on Volinka.
The musical folklore of Georgia contains a number of dialects. Tushina, Khevsura, Mtiula, Kartlin, Kakheti, Racha, Pshava, Mokha, Lechkhum, Svan, Megrelian, Imereti, Gurayan, Adzhar, Laza.
A feature of Georgian folk music is two-, three- and four-tone polyphony.