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Irakli Charkviani
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Irakli Charkviani
Irakli Charkviani (1961-2006) was a Georgian poet, prose writer and musician, later known under his alias ‘Mepe’ (‘The King’).
Charkviani was born into an élite family in Tbilisi. His father, Gela Charkviani, a celebrity journalist and diplomat was Georgia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, while the author’s grandfather – Candide Charkviani was the First Secretary General of the Central Committee for the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Irakli graduated from the Department of Western European and American Literature of Tbilisi State University and also had attended Oxford Summer Course in World Literature. But the fame came with his music, at the beginning of 90s’ when a young performer captured the Georgian scene with absolutely new ideas in music and poetry. He became one of the founders of an art-union Reactive Club, later named the Poets Order, confronting all the widespread norms and clichés turning out to be a brand new and revolutionary event in Georgia.
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Irakli Charkviani
Georgian musician
Irakli Charkviani | |
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| Born | (1961-11-19)19 November 1961 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR |
| Died | 24 February 2006(2006-02-24) (aged 44) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Genres | electronic music, Hip-Hop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | musician, poet, writer |
| Years active | 1976-2006 |
Musical artist
Irakli Charkviani (Georgian: ირაკლი ჩარკვიანი; 19 November 1961 – 24 February 2006),[1] sometimes known under his pseudonymMepe (მეფე, "The King"), was a Georgianmusician, poet and prose writer. Charkviani was known for his eccentric image and poetry, and for eclectic music, which spanned alternative rock, electronic music and hip hop. He died because of heart problems at the age of 45.[2]
Biography
Charkviani was born into an elite family in Tbilisi, the capital of then-Soviet Georgia. His father, the journalist and diplomat Gela Charkviani, was Georgia's former ambassador to the United Kingdom, and his grandfather Candide Charkviani was the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Georgian SSR Commun
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