Handmade metallic flock of birds against a blue wall

Zarebi

Helen conducts a Bulgarian choir wearing traditional dress, and Zarebi members

Zarebi have sang together and feasted together since 2015. They are proud to have hosted some of Georgia’s best choirs, including Ialoni and Amer-Imeri as well as revered Georgian song masters such as Malkhaz Erkvanidze and Nana Mkhavandize. In 2023 Zarebi were invited in a cultural exchange to visit and perform in the town of Veliko Tarnavo with the award winning Bulgarian choir Pletenitza. In the following year Pletenitza received a warm welcome in Hebden Bridge, with performances, workshops and feasting together.

The name Zarebi means bells in Georgian, and at the fore of Georgian singing is a connection to earth and spirit. The style of Georgian singing is deeply resonant and in this resonance the metaphorical bell is struck with enough power for the sound to rise up and connect the earth to the spirit.

"When Zarebi sing, it is so tender and powerful. There is such a connection between them, and they listen so well to each other. I am very impressed" Bengt Frazen, Vrångsholmen