Mgzavrebi
მგზავრები
Gigi Dedalamazishvili from Mgzavrebi performing at DOT rooftop in Saint Petersburg in July 2017
Background information
OriginTbilisi, Georgia
GenresGeorgian folk, Georgian rock
Years active2006-present
Members
  • Gigi Dedalamazishvili
  • Lasha Dokhnadze
  • Misha Megrelishvili
  • Dato Gogelia
  • Bezho Amiranashvili
  • Guga Kublashvili
  • Dato Ugrekhelidze
Websitewww.mgzavrebi.com

MGZAVREBI is a Georgian group formed in 2006.

History

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]

Discography

Studio albums

Bejo Amiranashvili
Davit Ugrekhelidze
  • 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

Current line-up

  • 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

Former members

former members

  • Gigi Gegelashvili – flute , piano
  • Gvantsa Mathashvili - cello
  • Nini Mamalamazishvili - vocals
  • Rezo Buadze - vocals
  • Giorgi Akhvlediani - vocals
  • Irakli Sarava - vocals

References

  1. 1 2 3 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).
  2. ↑ Гриценко, Катерина (2013). "Open People: Гиги Дедаламазишвили (Mgzavrebi)" [Open People: Gigi Dedalamazishvili (Mgzavrebi)] (in Russian).
  3. ↑ Wiser, Danny (2022). "GEORGIA: In Vino Veritas - Mgzavrebi".
  4. ↑ "Dream Town – Business in Art". The FINANCIAL. 2016.
  5. ↑ Harnish, Lucy (2019). "Yevgeni Grishkovetz: One Man's Voice".
  6. ↑ "«Чартова дюжина»: В номинации «взлом» победили Mgzavrebi" ["Chart Dozen": Mgzavrebi won in the "hack" nomination] (in Russian). 2016.
  7. ↑ Великанов, Александр (2017). "«Золотая горгулья» — 2017: прямой эфир" ["Golden Gargoyle" - 2017: live broadcast] (in Russian).
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "MGZAVREBI – WALTZ // A FILM BY LADO KVATNIYA". Georgia Today. 2023.
  10. ↑ 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).
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