Iriao
Georgian jazz and folk group
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iriao (Georgian: ირიაო), also known as Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao, are a Georgian jazz and ethno folk group, led by David Malazonia (composition and keyboard). The band plays a combination of traditional Georgian polyphonic singing and jazz.[citation needed] They performed at the 2014 edition of the Borneo Jazz Festival in Malaysia.[1] They represented Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal with the song "Sheni gulistvis" (English: "For You").[2]
Iriao | |
|---|---|
Iriao in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao |
| Origin | Georgia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Members | David Malazonia Nugzar Kavtaradze Bidzina Murgulia Levan Abshilava Shalva Gelekva George Abashidze Mikheil Javakhishvili |