The Shin
Georgian band
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::summary Georgian band ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The Shin |
| image | The_Shin_%26_Mariko,ESC2014_Meet%26_Greet_02.jpg |
| caption | The Shin and Mariko (2014) |
| background | group_or_band |
| origin | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| genre | Jazz, fusion, ethno-jazz, ibero caucasian style |
| years_active | 1998–present |
| label | JARO |
| BBB Music | |
| associated_acts | Mariko Ebralidze, EgAri |
| website | www.the-shin.com |
| current_members | Zaza Miminoshvili |
| past_members | Mamuka Ghaganidze |
| :: |
| name = The Shin | image = The_Shin_%26_Mariko,ESC2014_Meet%26_Greet_02.jpg | caption = The Shin and Mariko (2014) | image_size = | background = group_or_band | origin = Tbilisi, Georgia | genre = Jazz, fusion, ethno-jazz, ibero caucasian style | years_active = 1998–present | label = JARO BBB Music | associated_acts = Mariko Ebralidze, EgAri | website = www.the-shin.com | current_members = Zaza Miminoshvili
- Zurab Gagnidze | past_members = Mamuka Ghaganidze The Shin (შინ) is a Georgian fusion jazz band formed in Germany in 1998. The music of The Shin smoothly combines Georgian folk melodies with jazz, famous native polyphonic singing with scat, and tunes of the near Orient and flamenco with a modern Western sound. The Shin was founded by Zaza Miminoshvili (guitars, panduri) and Zurab Gagnidze (bass, vocals), and joined by Mamuka Ghaganidze (vocals, percussion) in 2002. Ghaganidze died from skin cancer in August 2019.
The group represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 along with singer Mariko Ebralidze with the song "Three Minutes to Earth", but they came in last place in their semi-final and did not advance.
The word "Shin" literally means "home" or "going home" in the Georgian language.
Discography
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| Year | Label | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Acoustic Music Records (Germany) | Tseruli |
| 2005 | BBB Music (Germany) | Manytimer |
| 2006 | JARO Medien (Germany) | EgAri |
| 2009 | JARO Medien (Germany) | Black Sea Fire |
| 2009 | Pasaules mūzika (Latvia) | Es Ari |
| :: |
References
References
- Herbert, Emily. (13 August 2019). "Georgia: Mamuka Ghaganidze of The Shin Has Died".
- Brey, Marco. (24 February 2014). ""Three Minutes to Earth" for Georgia". Eurovision.tv.
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