Iriao Explained

Iriao
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Origin:Georgia
Years Active:2013–present
Current Members:David Malazonia
Nugzar Kavtaradze
Bidzina Murgulia
Levan Abshilava
Shalva Gelekva
George Abashidze
Mikheil Javakhishvili
Alias:Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao

Iriao (Georgian: ირიაო), also known as Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao, are a Georgian jazz and ethno folk group, led by David Malazonia (composition and keyboard). The band plays a combination of traditional Georgian polyphonic singing and jazz. They performed at the 2014 edition of the Borneo Jazz Festival in Malaysia.[1] They represented Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal with the song "Sheni gulistvis" (English: "For You").[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Borneo Jazz - Iriao. 31 December 2017. 6 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180106070045/https://jazzborneo.com/performer/iriao/. live.
  2. News: Music band Iriao will present Georgia at 2018 ESC - 1TV. 1TV. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180101030518/https://1tv.ge/en/news/music-band-iriao-will-present-georgia-2018-esc/. live.