Ensemble Basiani was founded in 2000 under the auspices of the Georgian Patriarchate and, in 2013, was officially designated the State Ensemble of Georgian Folk Singing by the government of Georgia. Taking its name from the medieval Basiani region (in todayās northeast Turkey), the ensemble draws on Georgiaās millenniaāold polyphonic heritageāboth sacred church hymns and secular folk songsāpreserving esoteric tuning systems, modal harmonies Read more on Last.fm