Ethnologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor. She graduated the faculty of History at the Tbilisi State University (1962). She has worked at the I. Javakhishvili Institute of the History and Ethnology of the Georgian Akademy of Sciences (1962-2006). She has published about 100 scientific articles in Georgian, Russian and German languages. She is the author of several books. The main field of her research was the Georgian-Northern Caucasian ethnocultural relationships, the written sources of the Middle Ages about the Georgian musical culture.
Shilakadze’s main works:
Kartuli mravalgheriani salamuris hangta kilo (Mode of tunes of Georgian multi-stem flute). (1965). SMAM. vol. XXXIX, #1 (pp. 239-246) (in Georgian, with Russian resume)
Kartuli khalkhuri instrumentaluri hangebis harmoniuli ena (Harmonic language of Georgian instrumental pieces). (1967). Matsne, #6 (pp. 327-335) (in Georgian, with Russian resume)
Kartuli khalkhuri sakravebi da skaravieri musika (Georgian folk instruments and instrumental music. (1970). Tbilisi: Metsniereba (in Georgian, with Russian and German resume)
Musikaluri etnografiis sagani (Subject of musical ethnography). (1972). MSE (Small Soviet Encyclopedia), vol. XVI-XVII (pp. 185-190)
Kartuli panduris tsarmomavlobis shesakheb (On the origins of Georgian panduri). (1974). Matsne, #1 (pp. 28-102)
Kartuli khalkhuri sakravieri hangebis mravalkhmianoba. 1. orkhmianoba (Polyphony of Georgian instrumental tunes. 1.Two-part polyphony. (1975).MSE (Small Soviet Encyclopedia), vol. XVIII (pp. 185-194)
Kartuli musikaluri termini “dzali” (Georgian musical term “dzali”).(1977). Collection dedicated to the 100th anniversary of academician Iv. Javakhishvili (pp. 188-191). Tbilisi: (in Georgian)
Kartuli khalkhuri sakravis hangebis mravalkhmianoba (zilis simis funktsia sachonguro hangebshi) (Polyphony of Georgian folk instrumental tunes (function of the string “zili” in chonguri tunes). (1978). MSE (Small Soviet Encyclopedia), vol. XIX (pp. 112-137). Tbilisi: Metsniereba (in Georgian, with Russian resume)
Kartuli musikaluri dialektebi (Georgian musical dialects). (1979). MSE (SMALL SOVIET ENCYKLOPEDIA) (MSE (SMALL SOVIET ENCYKLOPEDIA)), vol. XX (pp. 85-91) Tbilisi: Metsniereba (in Georgian, with Russian resume)
Memindvreobastan dakavshirebuli shromis simgherebi (Work songs connected with field-crop cultivation).(1980). Historical-ethnographical Atlas of Georgia, materials (pp.157-166). Tbilisi: Metsniereba (in Georgian, with Russian resume)
Kartuli khalkhuri simebiani sakravi da mati chrdilo-kavkasiuri paralelebi (Georgian folk string instruments and their north Caucasian parallels). (1981). MSE (Small Soviet Encyclopedia) MSE (Small Soviet Encyclopedia)), vol. XXI (pp. 174-187) Tbilisi: Metsniereba (in Georgian, with Russian resume)
Kartul-kavkasiuri paralelebi – khemiani sakravi (Georgian-Caucasian parallels – bow instruments). (1983). Dzeglis megobari, vol. 64 (pp. 8-11) (in Georgian, with Russian and English resume)
Kartul-chrdilokavkasiuri paralelebi (Georgian-north Caucasian parallels) (folk memories about the origins of string instruments) (1987). MSE (Small Soviet Encyclopedia), vol. XXIII (pp. 243-253) Tbilisi: Metsniereba (in Georgian, with Russian resume)
Kartuli musikaluri traditsiebi da tanamedroveoba (Georgian musical traditions and contemporariety). (1988). Tbiisi: (in Georgian, with Russian resume)
Etnomusikologiis sagani, metodebi da amotsanebi (Subject, methods and goals of ethnomusicology). (1991). Tbilisi: (in Georgian, with Russian resume)
Narodnie musikalnie instrumenti I gruzino-severokavkazskie etnokulturnie vzaimosviazi (Folk music instruments and Georgian-north Caucasian ethno cultural relationships). (1991). Dissertation thesis in seeking for a degree of doctor in historical sciences. Tbilisi (in Russian)
Kartuli musikaluri dielektologia da misi amotsanebi (Georgian musical dialectology and its goals). (1997). Kartveluri memkvidreoba, I (Georgians’ heritage, I), (pp. 271-276). Kutaisi: Kartuli Ena ( in Georgian, with English resume)
Kartuli musikaluri traditsiebi da bavshvta aghzrdis problema (Georgian musical traditions and the issue of children’s upbringing), “Khelovneba”, 1997, #7-9 (pp. 88-90) (in Georgian, with Russian resume)Zu den Grunlagen einer georgischen Musikdialektologie. (1988). “Georgika”, Heft 21, S. 148-154 (in German)
Glosolaliebi kartul khalkhur simgherebshi (meaningless/senseless words in Georgian folk songs). (1999). Kartveluri memkvidreoba III (Georgians’ heritage, III) (pp. 202-209). Kutaisi: Kutaisi State University (in Georgian, with English resume) (in Georgian, with English resume)
Bibliis kartuli targmanis redaktsiebshi datsuli samusiko terminologia (Musical terminology preserved in Georgian translation of the Bible).(2000).International symposium “Christianity: Past, Present and Future”. Short summery of papers (pp. 87-88). Tbilisi: Mematiane (in Georgian, Russian, and English)
Mravalkhmianoba da kartuli khalkhuri sakravebi (Polyphony and Georgian folk instruments). (2000). In the collection: Tsurtsumia, Rusudan (Editor). Khalkhuri mravalkhmianobis problemebi (issues of Georgian polyphony). Proceedings from the International conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary from the establishment of the Tbilisi State Conservatoire. (pp. 164-170). Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Conservatoire (in Georgian, with English resume)
Kartuli musikaluri folkloristikis sakitkhebi utskhoel mkvlevarta nashromebshi (Issues of Georgian musical folklore in foreign works) (On the work of Silvia Bole-Zemp). (2001). In collection: Tsurtsumia, Rusudan (editor). Sasuliero da saero musikis mravalkhmianobis problemebi (issues of sacred and secular musical polyphony). Papers of the international conference dedicated to the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Christ and 3000th anniversary of the Georgian State. (pp. 271-280). Tbilisi: Tbilisi V Sarajishvili State Conservatoire; “Open Society-Georgia” foundation (in Georgian, with English resume)
Sashemsruleblo khelovneba shua saukuneebis sakartveloshi (Performing art in Georgia of Middle Ages). (Mesakrave). (2001). “Analebi”, #1 (pp. 31-36). Magazine of the Institute of History and Ethnography of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (in GEorgian, with Russian and English resume)
Kristianuli musikaluri kultura da sagalobelta shesrulebis khalkhuri traditsia (Christian musical culture and folk tradition of chanting). (2001).
Kartuli saeklesio galoba. Eri da traditsia (Georgian chant. Nation and tradition). (pp. 163-172). Tbilisi: Mematiane (in GEorgian, with Russian and English resume)
Aghmosavluri da evrpuli samusiko instrumentebi sakartveloshi (East and European musical instruments in Georgia). (2002). Kartveluri memkvidreoba, VI (Georgians’ heritage, VI).(pp.215-222). Kutaisi: Kutaisi state University (in Georgian, with English resume)
Regionuli stilis sakitkhi kartul khalkhur sakravier musikashi (Svaneti) (On the issue of regional style in Georgian folk instrumental music) (Svaneti). (2003). Tsurtsumia, Rusudan and Jordania, Joseph (editors). The 1st International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony . (pp.389 -401). Tbilisi: International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony (in Georgian and English)
Vostochnaia musikalnaia kultura v g. Tbilisi (Musikalnie intrumenti) (Eastern musical culture in Tbilisi (Musical instruments). (2003). Yerevan: Holly Apostolic Echmiadzin, “Azarashen” 2003 (250-252) (in Russian)
Gruzino-severokavkazskie etnokulturnie sviazi (Georgian Northern Caucasian Cultural Relationships) (According to the given traditional musical instruments). (2005). The Caucasian ethnological collection IX (pp. 156-162). Tbilisi: Iv. Javakhishvili Institue of History and Ethnology.
Mravalkhmianoba da kartuli khalkhuri sakravebi (chonguri) (Polyphony and Georgian folk instrumemts (chonguri)). (2005). Tsurtsumia, Rusudan and Jordania, Joseph (editors). The 2nd International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony. (pp. 447-457). Tbilisi: International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony; Tbilisi V. Sarajishvili state Conservatoire: LTD Chokhi (in Georgian and English)
Traditsiuli samusiko sakravebi da kartul-chrdilokavkasiuri etnokulturuli urtiertobani (Traditional musical instruments and Georgian Northern Caucasian Cultural Relationships). (2007). Tbilisi: Kavkasiuri Sakhli (Caucasian house) 9in Georgian, with English, German and Russian resume)
