Irakli Gabriel lives in Nashville, TN where he partners with his wife Anana Kaye to produce music videos through their company Duende Vision and collaborate as a performing and songwriting duo under her name “Anana Kaye”. Mundane Magazine more succinctly calls them a “Nashville Alt-Americana power couple”. Their music is unshakably mesmerizing; some examples include “My Last Dream of You”, “Foolish Pride” and “Blueberry Fireworks”.
Irakli’s life started in the Soviet Republic of Georgia and wound its way through Norway, Long Island, Amherst and New York City, before settling in Nashville back In 2017. Irakli and host Michael Whidden were connected by Episode 21 guest John Dennis, who is also in the Nashville music community.
Our discussion includes, among other things:
*Nashville’s ideal, centralized location, enabling exploration of so much of America
*the civil war that unfolded in Georgia while he was studying abroad
*the common ground we all share, which he sees when performing on the road
*adding politics into music
*some aspects of his creative process
*gratitude for America’s unique ability to let people realize their full potential here
Irakli finds hope as a natural or divine element of humanity. Even in the darkest hour, there will be a crack of it. He finishes by observing we sometimes expect too much from life; it’s better to “enjoy it when you can and endure it when you must.”