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Vakhtang Pilpani

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Svaneti is my homeland

An initiative of Bankwatch.
Photos by Rosa Vroom.

Vakhtang Pilpani

‘Energy is very necessary but a big dam is always a mistake.’

Vakhtang with Riho ensamble and traditional instrument

Originally from Lengeri Vakhtang inherited his father’s position of a chore director at the Riho Ensemble Group.

‘He has been to Germany and other European countries’, ‘he’s famous in Svaneti’, ‘yes, I know him’, ‘he’s my friend’ locals say all around the region.

Well versed in traditional folk music, Vakhtang is also a proud father of two daughters, a guesthouse owner and a farmer.

Vakhtang is the leader of the Riho ensamble from Lengeri.

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