19.07. 1981. Ethnomusicologist, Doctor of Arts; was born on 19 July, 1981, in Tbilisi. In 2002 graduated from Tbilisi state Conservatoire, Bachelor of Music History. Defended dissertation: “Georgian Round-dance Songs: Peculiarities of Musical Language”. Since 2004 has been a specialist at the Laboratory of Georgian Folk Music Department of Tbilisi State Conservatoire. Since 2008 has been a teacher at E. Mikeladze Tbilisi Central Music School; worked at the State Folklore Centre of Georgia in 2008-2012; in 2008-2012 was a music presenter and author of ethnomusicological programs at FolkRadio: “history of one song”, Georgian musical dialects”, “A genre”, since 2015 has been Assistant professor at V.Sarajishvili Tbilisi state Conservatoire.
Has participated in about 20 folk music expeditions; is a former member of ensemble “Pesvebi” and “Conservatoire ensemble”; directs ensemble “Akhalukhlebi”. His scholarly interest is Georgian round-dance songs.
