With more than one billion views worldwide and nearly
two million YouTube subscribers, Trio Mandili began as three friends singing
together in the Georgian countryside. Now, the group has become one of the
world’s most remarkable musical success stories by turning a simple Georgian
folk song into a worldwide phenomenon, and the Cleveland Museum of Art is
thrilled to present the trio as part of its first US tour.
The trio’s signature sound is Georgian polyphony, the
layered, close-harmony singing that UNESCO honors as an intangible cultural
heritage of humanity, carried by the
panduri, a traditional
three-string lute. The three members sing not only in Georgian but in Hindi,
Polish, and Hebrew, charming listeners far beyond the Caucasus.
With a fan community spanning every continent, Trio
Mandili has introduced millions to the beauty of Georgian polyphonic singing.
The group’s videos have touched hearts across cultures and languages, proving
that extraordinary music needs no translation.