The Shin

The Shin (Georgian: 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.[2]

The Shin
The Shin and Mariko (2014)
The Shin and Mariko (2014)
Background information
OriginTbilisi, Georgia
GenresJazz, fusion, ethno-jazz, ibero caucasian style
Years active1998–present
LabelsJARO
BBB Music
MembersZaza Miminoshvili
  • Zurab Gagnidze
Past membersMamuka Ghaganidze[1]
Websitewww.the-shin.com

The group represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 along with singer Mariko Ebralidze with the song "Three Minutes to Earth",[3] 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
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
  1. Herbert, Emily (13 August 2019). "Georgia: Mamuka Ghaganidze of The Shin Has Died". Eurovoix.
  2. Herbert, Emily (13 August 2019). "Georgia: Mamuka Ghaganidze of The Shin Has Died". Eurovoix.
  3. Brey, Marco (24 February 2014). ""Three Minutes to Earth" for Georgia". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
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