 | Georgia Caucasus: Jeeptour Samtskhe Javakheti FAM Offroad Trip in Samtskhe Javakheti Region of Georgia / Rural Tourism Georgia by Elkana Biofarmer's Association video by: Georgian Tourism Association (GTA) www.tourism-association.ge |
 | Kosovo independence to spark chain reaction in Caucasus? Serbia's parliament is threatening to cut off diplomatic ties with any country recognising Kosovo's independence. A new resolution rejects the idea of the EU setting up a 'mission' inside Kosovo and denounces NATO for supporting separatist Kosovo Albanians. But Kosovo's independence may create a precedent for unrecognised republics such as Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Transdniester. |
 | New Misile test in Russia and georgian POW returned Russia and West __ Repost this Please, there are only 2000+ signatures, we need more! http://www.gopetition.com/online/21024.html Despite the UN Human Rights Commission's recommendations and despite many other alarming international reports on this same subject, the Georgian Government continues its discriminatory policy towards the Armenians of Javakheti, the last manifestations of this policy being the recent arrests and tensions in Akhalkalaki (regional center of the Armenian-populated district of Javakheti). Georgia is the Aggressor and must be stopped at any way possible, they are lying about everything anything you hear from the local Media is a one sided propaganda! Georgia Commited a mass murder against South Ossetian People by Shooting and killing |
 | ANDUNI (Homeless) - Gomidas Vartabed - Lucine Zakarian This song is based on the feelings of millions of homeless victims like Gomidas Vartabed of the atrocities of the turkish state during armenian holocaust 1915-1917. LYRICS (provided by aghzar) Sirds nman e en pladz dner, godrer keranner, khakhder e siuner, poon bidi tnen mech vayri havker, yertam tzi talem en yelman keder, ulnim tzgneroo tzakeratsn ger, ay, ay, ay, do ladj dnaver. Sev dzov mem desel, sibdagn er polor, alin ge zarger chi kharni hiror, en vorn eh desel meg dzov yergtavor? andouni sirdn eh bghdor ou molor, akh, isgi milnik srdig sevavor, ay, ay, ay, do ladj dnaver GOMIDAS VARTABED or KOMITAS (1869-1935) One of the most renowned armenian churchmen and musician of modern times was Gomidas Vartabed, also known as Komitas and recognized as "the father of modern armenian music". He was born Soghomon Soghomonian in Keutahya, Asia Minor in 1869. His life had an interesting turn of events, when at the age of eleven, he was orphaned, and at a young age he was sent to a Seminary in Etchmiadzin to study. Because of his singing prowess, he decided to teach music at the Seminary after he completed his studies. In 1896, Soghomon was ordained a monk or "Apegha" of the Armenian Apostolic Church. A few years later he was ordained a "Vartabed", and as is the practice in the Armenian Church, assumed his new name "Komitas"(or Gomidas). Komitas learned a great deal of music from the monks and continued to study music with the famous composer Kara-Murza, which eventually led Komitas into both secular and religious music. Komitas continued studying music (in Berlin), and in 1896, he was awarded a doctorate degree in musicology. He later returned to Etchmiadzin as a choir director, and Instructor of music at the Seminary. Komitas wrote over three thousand songs in Armenian, Arabic, Kurdish, and Persian, and also contributed significantly to the modern Armenian Badarak (mass). His main contribution was to rediscover Armenian folk music. He spent years traveling throughout the provinces and visiting many villages listening to native songs and dances, and making notes of them for further analysis. His work in arranging and collating the folk music he had collected over the years eventually became excellent songs for chorus music, and made the public aware of the existence of true Armenian music. In addition to the folk music, Komitas arranged the entire music of the Divine Liturgy (Surp Badarak) of the Armenian Apostolic Church, for male voices. The internationally known priest was the first non-European to be a member of the International Music Society. Komitas performed concerts in Paris, Geneva, Berne, Constantinople, Venice, and Alexandria. It is interesting to note that in the spring of 1915, during the imprisonment of more or less 700 leaders of the Armenian community for their killing, Komitas too was taken into custody. Through the efforts of Henry Morgenthau, Ambassador from the United States of America in turkey, and the turkish poet Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, who admired Komitas' work, Komitas was released. After the April 24, 1915 massacres of the Armenian people by the Turks, he succumbed to mental and physical anguish and never fully recovered. Komitas lived as if a walking corpse for the next twenty years. The revered holy man died in Paris on October 22, 1935 in a mental hospital. One year after his death his ashes were transferred to Yerevan and interred in the Yerevan Pantheon. In the 1950's his manuscripts were transported from Paris to Yerevan where they were being studied and published. You can read more about him in the following adress: www.komitas.am LUSINE ZAKARIAN (soprano) Born Svetlana Zakarian (*1937,Akhaltsikhe, Georgian SSR - +1992, Armenia), was an armenian opera and academic music singer (soprano). She grew up in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of southern Georgia. In 1952 she moved with her family to Yerevan, where she attended a secondary music school. She entered the Yerevan Conservatory in 1957 and her singing talent soon became clear. From 1970 to 1983 Zakarian was a soloist with the symphony orchestra of Armenian TV and Radio. She also sang in the choir of the Armenian Apostolic Church's cathedral at Echmiadzin. Zakarian was known for singing the international opera repertoire as well as armenian traditional and church music. |
 | ქაჯეთის ციხე და ვანის ქვაბები Vanis Kvabebi (English Vani's Caves) is a cave monastery in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia near Aspindza town and the more famous cave city of Vardzia. The complex dates from 8th century and consists of a defensive wall built in 1204 and a maze of tunnels running on several levels in the side of the mountain. There are also two churches in the complex. A newer stone church that is in quite good shape stands near the top of the wall, and a smaller, domed church is clings from the rock on the level of the highest tunnels. |
 | New developments and BREAKING NEWS Russia and West __ Repost this Please, there are only 2000+ signatures, we need more! http://www.gopetition.com/online/21024.html Despite the UN Human Rights Commission's recommendations and despite many other alarming international reports on this same subject, the Georgian Government continues its discriminatory policy towards the Armenians of Javakheti, the last manifestations of this policy being the recent arrests and tensions in Akhalkalaki (regional center of the Armenian-populated district of Javakheti). Georgia is the Aggressor and must be stopped at any way possible, they are lying about everything anything you hear from the local Media is a one sided propaganda! Georgia Commited a mass murder against South Ossetian People by Shooting and killing civilians! Here are some photos from South Ossetian City of Tzkhivali: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29507379@N0 |
 | Georgia at War with South Ossetia (Russian) Repost this Please, there are only 2000+ signatures, we need more! http://www.gopetition.com/online/21024.html Despite the UN Human Rights Commission's recommendations and despite many other alarming international reports on this same subject, the Georgian Government continues its discriminatory policy towards the Armenians of Javakheti, the last manifestations of this policy being the recent arrests and tensions in Akhalkalaki (regional center of the Armenian-populated district of Javakheti). Georgia is the Aggressor and must be stopped at any way possible, they are lying about everything anything you hear from the local Media is a one sided propaganda! Georgia Commited a mass murder against South Ossetian People by Shooting and killing civilians! Here are some photos from South Ossetian City of Tzkhivali: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29507379@N06/page9/ |
 | Visit The South Caucasus (Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan) The South Caucasus is a mountainous, geopolitical area of south-central Eurasia, also referred to as Transcaucasia, or The Transcaucasus. More specifically, the South Caucasus area spans the southern portion of the Caucasus Mountains and its lowlands, lying between the two continents of Europe and Asia and extending from the southern part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain range of southwestern Russia and going southerly to the Turkish and Iranian borders, travelling between the Black and Caspian Seas. The area includes the southern part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain range, the entire Lesser Caucusus Mountain range, the Colchis Lowlands and Kura-Aras Lowlands, the Talysh Mountains, the Lenkoran Lowlands, and the Javakheti-Armenian Uplands. The Transcaucasus, or South Caucasus area, is a part of the entire Caucasus geographical region that essentially divides the Eurasian transcontinent into two. All of Armenia is in Transcaucasia; the majority of Georgia and Azerbaijan, including the exclave of Naxçivan, fall within this area. The countries of the region are producers of oil, manganese ore, tea, citrus fruits, and wine. In Western languages, the terms Transcaucasus and Transcaucasia are translations of the Russian zakavkazie meaning "the area beyond the Caucasus Mountains", i.e., as seen from the Russian capital (analogous to the Roman terms Transalpine and Transpadania). The region remains one of the most complicated in the post-Soviet area, and comprises three heavily disputed areas -- Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia, and Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |
 | ვარძია ვარძია, კლდეში ნაკვეთი სამონასტრო ანსამბლი, XII - XIII საუკუნეების ქართული მხატვრული კულტურის ძეგლი. მდებარეობს ისტორიულ ჯავახეთში, ასპინძის რაიონში (ასპინძინდან 30 კმ). მდ. მტკვრის მარცხენა ნაპირზე. In the modern days Vardzia is a major tourist attraction in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. |
 | The Game and Lil Wayne - My Life *** My debut album is in all stores and on iTunes now !! *** I have always loved just about every genre of music from rock, hip-hop, trip hop, classical, r&b, pop... Lil Wayne and his new album Tha Carter III is one of my favorite albums of this year and I thought it was about time that I took a risk and did my own spin on a rap song. This song isn't on that album, it's on The Game's LAX and it's a current obsession (thanks everyone .). Obviously, it's an abbreviated version of the song but ... here it is ! You may love it hate it who knows.. but this is just the beginning of me trying things a little bit outside of my comfort zone. |
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