Bani Hill Band

• country:Georgia
• label:One Root Music
• artist posted by:One Root Music

Line up

• Beqa Miqadze (electronics drums, vocals)
• Besik Kvitsiani  (keyboards, vocals)
• Besik Metreveli  (accordion, vocals)
• Gela Gogishvili  (drum doli, vocals)
• Goga Nikoladze  (bass guitar)
• Mate Pirtskhelava  (panduri, vocals)
• Raul Bitsadze  (panduri, vocals)

Links

• website

The seven-strong band from Tbilisi are adept purveyors of the famous polyphonic singing tradition of Georgia but they are also flying the flag for the lesser known instrumental folk styles of the region, bringing in dances and songs from around the Caucasus, expertly played on the emblematic Georgian instrument, the three-string panduri, accordion, frame-drum and given an extra shot of modern energy with the addition of keyboards, bass guitar and drums. The band came together in 2011 and were playing on the streets of Tbilisi when they were heard by music producer Chabuki Amiranashvili who took them into the studio. The results brought them widespread acclaim in Georgia and since then they have gone on to tour in Belgium, Israel, The Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Austria, Czech Republic, Turkey, Ukraine, Belorussia, Korea and Russia.