Hamlet Gonashvili

Hamlet Gonashvili (1928-1985) was a Georgian singer (tenor), influential teacher and performer of traditional Georgian music. He is sometimes referred to as "the voice of Georgia".

Gonashvili was born in eastern Georgia, and is considered the best interpreter of songs from the Kartli and Kakheti regions. He was a recipient of many national honors and prizes. The Third Symphony of the Georgian composer Giya Kancheli drew inspiration from Gonashvili's singing and Gonashvili was the soloist in the first recording of the work. (1979, Olympia Records). At the height of his fame, he died in 1985 in a fall from an apple tree. "Hamlet" (JARO, 1985) is a collection of his most impressive songs. [Richard O. Nidel (2005), "World Music: The Basics", p. 162. Routledge, ISBN 0415968003.]

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* [http://www.jaro.de/php/endex.php3/page/content:artist/artist_id/7ae9701831344420740e42107106ed49/sid/46b7dc97d4010ebe4896f5fc365a4e8a Hamlet Gonashvili (Tbilissi/Georgia)] . "Jaro Medien Online", 2006.