07. 02. 1957.
Doctor in history of Art. Head of the Department of Musical Folklore of the Tbilisi State Conservatoire. Consultant at the Folklore State Centre of Georgia. Director of the student ensemble of the Tbilisi State Conservatoire. A member of the women’s choir “Mzetamze”. Participant of many international conferences and symposia (Georgia, Germany, France, UK, Latvia, Portugal, Italy). Over 50 scientific works of her are dedicated to the issue of teaching Georgian folk music, folk performaing style and women’s traditional songs. At the Tbilisi State Conservatoire she leads the course of lectures in Georgian musical folklore. She is actively involved in field work and performing sphere of the Georgian folklore. She provides master classes and workshops for professionals and amateurs in the universities and conservatoires of France, Belgium, Holland, UK, and Finland. She is an initiator and a leader of the series of the “Educational Lecture-concerts Dedicated to the Traditional Performance of Georgian Folk Music”. She also is involved in publishing-editorial work.

Zumbadze’s main works:

Gafartoebuli kilos printsipebi kartul khalkhur simgherebshi (Principles of broaden mode in Georgian folk songs). (1983). In collection of scientificworks: Shaverzashvili, Aleksandre (editor). Kartuli khalkhuri musikis kilo, melodika da ritmi (Mode, Melody, and Rhythm of Georgian folk music): 82-93. Tbilisi. Tbilisi State Conservatoire (in Georgian, with Russian resume)
Kartvel kalta mravalkhmiani simgherebis zogierti tavisebureba (Some peculiarities of songs of Georgian women). (1988). Sabchota Khelovneba, #1 (p.) (in Georgian)
Amindis savedreblebi kartvel kalta sasimghero traditsiashi (Songs to influence the weather in singing traditions of Georgian women). (1996). Khelovneba, # 1-2-3 (pp.) (in Georgian)
Sitqvieri masala –etnomusikologiuri kvlevis autsilebeli tsqaro (Verbal material – necessary source for ethnomusicological studies). (1993-1994). In the collection of scientificworks: Tsurtsumia, Rusudan (editor). Musikismtsodneobis sakitkhebi (Issues of ethnomusicology): 74-85. Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Conservatoire (in Georgian)
Mravalkhmianobis kanonzomierebebi kartvel kalta simgherebshi (Regularities of polyphony in songs of Georgian women). (2000). In the collection: Tsurtsumia, Rusudan (editor). Khalkhuri mravalkhmianobis problemebi (Issues of folk polyphony). Tbilisi Proceedings from the international conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Tbilisi V. Sarajishvili State conservatoire: 108-120. Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Conservatoire (in Georgian, with English resume)
Kartvel kalta simgherebi (Songs of Georgian women). (2001). In the collection of scientific works: Doijashvili, Manana; Tsurtsumia, Rusudan; Andriadze, Manan)a, and others (Editorial board). Issues of musicology: 77-85. Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Conservatoire (in Georgian and Russian languages)
Kartuli mravalkhmiani simghera da misi stsavlebis metodebi (Georgian polyphonous song and the teaching methods). (2001). In the collection: Tsurtsumia, Rusudan (editor). Sasuliero da saero musikis mravalkhmianobis problemebi (Issues of poloyphony of sacred and secular music). Proceedings from the international conference dedicated to the 2000th anniversary of birth of Christ and the 3000th anniversary from the formation of Georgian State: 316-327. Tbilisi: Tbilisi V. Sarajishvili State Conservatoire; Foundation “Open Society – Georgia” (in Georgian, with English resume)
Kartuli mravalkhmiani simghera da misi utskhoeli shemsruleblebi (Georgian multipart singing and its foreign performers). (2003). Tsurtsumia, Rusudan and Jordania, Joseph (editors). The First International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony: 541-551. Tbilisi: International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony (in Georgian and English languages)
Kartuli batonebis simgherebi (Georgian batonebi songs). (2005). Tsurtsumia, Rusudna and Jordania, Joseph (editors). The Second International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony: 115-128. Tbilisi: International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony of the Tbilisi State Conservatoire: LTD Chokhi (in Georgian and English resume)
Kartuli sadzeobo simgherebi (Georgian songs of son-birth). The Third International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony. (pp. 66-83). Tbilisi: International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony. Tbilisi: Tbilisi StateConservatoire (in Georgian and English languages)
Kartuli simgheris mravakhmianoba da misi damatebiti argumentebi (Polyphony of Georgian song and its additional arguments). (2008).Tsurtsumia, Rusudna and Jordania, Joseph (editors). The Fourth International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony. Tbilisi: International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony of the Tbilisi State Conservatoire (in Georgian and English)