12.07.1957
Ethnomusicologist, Doctor of Musicology, Professor at Ilia State University, specialist at the Folklore laboratory of Tbilisi State Conservatoire, a member of female folk ensemble ”Mzetamze”; studies the problem of semantics in Georgian traditional music, children’s folklore, Georgian –North Caucasian parallels. Takes part in national and international symposia and various projects; is a participant and leader of folk expeditions; has published collections of traditional music, disks, monographs on Georgian choir masters (her book “Polikarpe Khubulava” was a winner of the ‘best musicological book’ nomination in 2015); experienced in leading work-shops of Georgian folk music outside Georgia.
Kalandadze-Makaharadze’s main works:
Mravalkhmiani akvnis simghera (Multipart cradle songs). (1987). Magazine “Sabchota Khelovneba”, #8: p. (in Georgian)
Poeturi da musikaluri tekstis shinaarsobriv-sakheobrivi urtuertmimartebis sakitkhisatvis kartul khalkhur simgherashi (On the issue of correlation of content and image of the poetic and musical texts in Georgian folk song). (1993). Magazine “Sabchota Khelovneba”, #2: 135-147 (in Georgian, with Russian resume)
Bavshvis dasadzinebeli kartuli “Nana” da misi samkurnalo danishnuleba (Cradle song “Nana” and its healing function). (2002). Magazine ACADEMIA. vol. III: 50-56. Tbilisi: Association of Scientific Research (AMSI) (in Georgian, with English resume)
Zari-mravalkhmiani glova kartul folklorshi (Zari – multipart dirge in Georgian folklore).(2000). In collection: Tsurtsumia, Rusudan (editor). Khalkhuri mravalkhmianobis problemebi (Issues of folk polyphony). Proceedings from the international conference dedicated to the 80thanniversary of Tbilisi State Conservatoire: 121-1134. Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Conservatoire (in Georgian, with English resume)
Vokaluri shtabechdilebebis msoflio antologia da kartuli mravalkhmianoba Parizis adamianis muzeumis etnomusikologiuri departamentis fonokolektsiashi (World anthology and Georgian polyphony of vocal impressions in the audio-collection department of the Paris Human Museum). (2001). In collection: Tsurtsumia, Rusudan (editor). Issues of the sacred and secular polyphony. Theses of the International Scientific Conference dedicated to the 2000th anniversary of Christ and 3000th anniversary of the formation of the Georgian State: 223-232. Tbilisi: V. Sarajishvili State Conservatoire; Foundation : “Open Society –Georgia” (in Georgian, with English resume)
Mravalkhmiani kartuli khalkhuri sasimghero metqvelebis erti artikulatsiuri taviseburebis shesakheb (On one peculiarity of articulation of Georgian folk musical speech). (2003). Tsurtsumia, Rusudan and Jordania, Joseph (editor). The First International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony: 335-349. Tbilisi: International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony (in Georgian and English languages)
Kartuli khalkhuri simgheris ostatebi, Samegrelo (masters of Georgian folk songs, Samegrelo). Rema Shelegia (Attributes for the portrait). (2003). Vol. 9-33 (in Georgian)
Kartuli khalkhuri simgheris ostatebi, Guria (Masters of Georgian folk songs, Guria). Varlam Simonishvili. (2004). Vol. I: 59-116 (in Georgian)
Glovis zari kartvel mamakatsta traditsiul mravalkhmianobashi (Funeral hymn in traditional polyphony of Georgian men). (2005). Tsutsrumia, Rusudan and Jordania, Joseph (editor). The Second International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony: 158-178. Tbilisi: Tbilisi V. Sarajishvili State Conservatoire; International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony: LTD Chokhi (in Georgian and English languages)
Mravalkhmiani “akvnis simghera” sakartveloshi (Multipart cradle song in Georgia). (2010). Thesis for the Fourth International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony
On Otar Chijavadze’s notated collection (2010). Materials of the conference dedicated to Otar Chijavadze, pp.33-37. Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Conservatoire
Traditional Music in Georgian-Abkhazian Dialogue (2011). (co-author Marina Kvizhinadze). Tbilisi: Triasi (in Georgian with English, Russian and Abkhazian summaries)
Georgian Children’s Folklore in the Light of Archaic Musical Thinking (2012). Proceedings of the First Ethnological Conference of Ilia State University. Tbilisi: Iliauni (being prepared for publication); (in Georgia with English summary)
Georgian Folk Music (2012), (co-author Ketevan Baiashvili), in the book: Our Dignities, vol.6, pp. 46-64. Tbilisi: Tsignieri (in Georgian)
Children’s Musical Instruments in Georgia (2013). Gisa Jahnichen (edit). Studia Instrumentorum Musicae, III (New Series). Materials of the 19th Symposium ICTM; pp. 209-218. MV-Wissenschaft
Chvenieroba Celebration and traditional Music Connected with it (2014). (co-author Nino Ghambashidze). Tsurtsumia, Rusudan and Jordania Joseph (editors). Proceedings og the 6th International symposium on Traditional Polyphony; pp.245-260. Tbilisi: International Research Centre for Traditional Polyphony of Tbilisi State Conservatoire: Chokhi LTD (in Georgian and English)
On the Study of Exclamations in Georgian Folk Songs. (2014) 2nd Ethnological Academic Conference of Ilia State University; (in Georgian, with English summary) (being prepared for publication)
Vine and Georgian Traditional Music. (2014); Sharabidze, Tamar (ed). “Vine – the Tree of Life”, pp.61-65. Tbilisi: Georgian Wine Association; (in Georgian)
Polyphonic Thinking: Uninterrupted Georgian Tradition (based on the Examples of Chants recorded from Polikarpe Khubulava). (2015). Tsurtsumia, Rusudan an d Jordania, Joseph (editors). The 7th International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony, Proceedings, pp. 226-242. Tbilisi: International Research Centre for Traditional Polyphony of Tbilisi State Conservatoire: Chokhi LTD (in Georgian and English)
Russian Traditional Music in Georgia (based on the materials from Dedoplistsqaro 2013-2014). Musicology and Cultural Science #1 (11); pp. 45-49
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Pages of Performance History: Georgian Nana on the stage. Managadze, Khatuna (ed). Problems of Folk and Church Music Performance, I; pp.197-201. Batumi: Art University (in Georgian with English summary)
Georgia: History, Culture and Geography of Music (2015) (co-author Tamaz Gabisonia). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Music and Culture (being prepared for the publication).
Homo Poliphonikus – Polikarpe Khubulava (monograph). (2015). Tbilisi: Ustari (in Georgian)
