Chakrulo

Chakrulo (Georgian: ჩაკრულო, transliterated: chak'rulo) is a Georgian polyphonic choral folk song. It is a three-part drinking song from the region of Kakheti, dramatising preparations for a battle.[1] It is characterized by two highly ornamented individual vocal parts, against a slow moving drone chorus.[2]

When Georgian vocal polyphony was recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Heritage masterpiece in 2001, Chakrulo was cited as a prime example of this.[3] Chakrulo was one of 29 musical compositions included on the Voyager Golden Records that were sent into space on Voyager 2 on 20 August 1977.[4][5][6]

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References
  1. "Chakrulo". caucasophilia.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. Tsitsishvili, Nino (1 June 2009). "National Ideologies in the Era of Global Fusions: Georgian Polyphonic Song as a UNESCO-sanctioned Masterpiece of Intangible Heritage". Music and Politics. III (1). doi:10.3998/mp.9460447.0003.104.
  3. "Georgian polyphonic singing - intangible heritage - Culture Sector". UNESCO. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  4. Gabrichidze, Manana (25 September 2014). "The Untold Story of How "Chakrulo" Ended Up in Space". Georgian Journal. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. "Voyager - The Interstellar Mission". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  6. Sagan, Carl. Murmurs of Earth : the Voyager interstellar record. Random House. pp. 154, 204–205. ISBN 0394410475.
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