featuring the Soinari, Mzetamze and Mtiebi Ensembles "The Soinari Ensemble has dedicated itself to the urban music from the eastern part of the country. With its three oboe instruments, the quintet seems archaic to our ears - is that music coming from the city bars? It gets really 'archaic' when joined by Mtiebi, a twelve-men amateur choir, that voluminously brings to life the sound of traditional Georgian multiple vocals occasionally together with guitar. Beware, he who speaks about the Don Cossacks! But the real hit are the six women from Mzetamze ..." (Musikblatt)
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