VIA Iveria
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Iveria was a Georgian
music ensemble founded in 1968. It became very popular over the whole Soviet Union
in 70's. It's art director was Alexander Basilaia
. They were singing both Georgian folk and contemporary songs, wrote and performed Argo and Jays Wedding musicals, released 6 vinyl albums on Melodiya
label.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
music ensemble founded in 1968. It became very popular over the whole Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 70's. It's art director was Alexander Basilaia
Alexander Basilaia
Alexander Basilaia was a Georgian composer and songwriter of popular music and film scores. He led the popular musical group Iveria since its founding in 1968 through the mainstream success in the 1970s and 1980s until his death of a long and severe disease in Germany in 2009...
. They were singing both Georgian folk and contemporary songs, wrote and performed Argo and Jays Wedding musicals, released 6 vinyl albums on Melodiya
Melodiya
Melodiya is a Russian record label. It was the state-owned major record company/label of the Soviet Union.-History:It was established in 1964 as the "All-Union Gramophone Record Firm of the USSR Ministry of Culture Melodiya"...
label.