On 15 July, the Georgian female trio Mandili will perform in front of the Cross club — a group that has captivated the internet with its mesmerizing polyphonic folk singing. The band's story began with an ordinary walk through a village, when three friends sang a song on a phone camera — the video spread across the web and racked up millions of views within a couple of weeks, turning the girls into stars.
Today, Trio Mandili has hundreds of thousands of followers worldwide, has performed in dozens of countries across Europe, and has released three albums that capture the soul of Georgia and its traditions. The group's name comes from an old-fashioned women's headscarf, once used by women to make peace between quarreling men. A live performance by the trio feels like tender voices flowing down like mountain streams — a true Caucasian fairy tale under the open sky.