Zabava Balkan and Georgian Singing

Please note: This group is on hiatus during the pandemic. Feel free to get in touch if you'd like to be on the mailing list (currently very occasional) to hear about updates. If it resumes, it will be in Oakland, California.

There are so many beautiful song-dances out there. Some of us are getting together to learn the words and harmonies so that we can sing and dance at the same time. This is a Zabava ("fun") singing group - we are all here to learn together, to experience the joy of harmony, and to get past the self-criticism that seems to come up while singing.

This group has become a closed group with an informal audition to join. Feel free to get in touch if you can hold a part on your own in small group polyphony. It also helps to be familiar with Balkan and Georgian music.

If you'd like to come, send email to join the Zabava mailing list and receive announcements about the group times and locations.

Allergy notes: Fragrance-free venue! Please do not wear scented products (perfume, lotion, hairspray, etc.).
Interested cat on premises.

Some of the songs we have worked on in the past:

• Izgrjala e Mesecinka
• Majka Rada
• Sadi Moma
• Jovano Jovanke
• Tino Mori
• Makedonsko Devojce
• Svekrvino Oro
• Dramskoto sheet music (pdf)
• Sto Mi E Milo Pennywhistlers recording
• Kune
• Vrlicko Kolo AMAN video
• Sto Si Goro
• Jovane Le
• Nevesto Oko
• Cobankat
• Son Mi Dojde sheet music
• Molih Ta sheet music
• Okro Mch'edelo
• Staro Pomasko (Kaci se Kaci)
• Heyamoli sheet music (pdf)     video of Tutarchela singing      different version, Zarebi singing
• Gogov, Gogov Shavtvala