The music that leads you home: THE SHIN

The Shin are Zaza Miminoshvili (guitars, panduri), Zurab J. Gagnidze (electric and acoustic bass, vocals) and Mamuka Gaganidze (vocals, percussion).

In their Georgian homeland, these musicians belong to the artistic elite of the country and are well known as leading composers and musicians. They have scripted pieces for productions at the Tbilisi State Theater, numerous film, TV, and radio projects in Georgia and around the world, have taken part in several international projects, working together with great composers, directors and artists such as Gia Kancheli, Robert Sturua, Giora Feidman, Chaka Khan, Randy Brecker, Okay Temiz, Fuat Saka and many more. These musicians have lead several workshops on Georgian polyphony polyrhythmic and improvisation-theory. The Shin has participated in various festivals and won several prizes in recognition of their work.

In Georgian, Shin means “the road home”. Even though each of us have our personal road home and our own home, The Shin’s music has the amazing ability of leading everyone “home”. The music leads you to somewhere you know you’ve been before, where the windows are fogged over from the rain and it smells like freshly cooked meals, where you hear familiar voices and, even though you might not understand what they are saying, you understand everything anyway. This music leads you home, no matter how far away it is. You have seen them at PLAI on the 12th of September 2009 – wasn’t that the best trip?

Discography:
1995 – ADIO Shin
1999 – Tseruli
2003 – Ibero – Caucasian Style
2005 – ManyTimer
2006 – EgAri
Participated on:
2000 – Fuat Saka, Lazutlar II
2000 – The Legend of Tamar

Web Resources:
www.theshin-music.com
www.myspace.com/shinthe