Inola Gurgulia (July 25, 1929 – November 24, 1977) ( ka, ინოლა გურგულია) was a

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

composer, poet, and singer.

Biography

Born on July 25, 1929, Gurgulia grew up in the old districts of Tbilisi. Every summer she would visit

Mingrelia Mingrelia ( ka, სამეგრელო, tr; xmf, სამარგალო, samargalo; ab, Агырны, Agirni) is a historic province in the western part of Georgia, formerly known as Odishi. It is primarily inhabited by the Mingrelian ...

in the village of Uchashona. Her aunt taught her to play the guitar, while her nanny taught her how to play on Panduri and chonguri, local folk string instruments. In 1952, Gurgulia graduated from Tbilisi Ilia Chavchavadze Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages. There, together with Giuli Darakhvelidze and Medea Sikharulidze, she founded the women's vocal-keyboard trio "Samaya", which performed songs written by Gurgulia (often on her own lyrics). In the 1960s, Gurgulia was featured in several films, which also incorporated her songs. She did not issue any official records in her lifetime. Gurgulia's songs had a distinctive sound and were derived from Georgian folk and partly urban styles. Gurgulia died in 1977. She is buried in

Saburtalo Pantheon The Saburtalo Pantheon ( ka, საბურთალოს საზოგადო მოღვაწეთა პანთეონი) is a burial site in Tbilisi, Georgia, where some of the most prominent scientists and cultural activities ar ...

in Tbilisi.

In popular culture

In the 2017 film

My Happy Family ''My Happy Family'' (Georgian ჩემი ბედნიერი ოჯახი) is a 2017 Georgian drama film directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Groß. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sund ...

, the leading actress, who in real life happens to be Gurgulia's daughter, performs one of her mother's songs on the guitar. Ia Shugliashvili ია შუღლიაშვილი - ძეგლად გადმომეფარე (რა კარგი ხარ რა კარგი)
Retrieved: 31 August 2023

References

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