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  "description": "Giya Kancheli was a Georgian composer. People's Artist of the USSR (1988). Known for orchestra, chamber, and film score music. Some of the famous films that feature his score include Kin-dza-dza! and Mimino.",
  "birthDate": "1935-08-10",
  "deathDate": "2019-10-02",
  "birthPlace": "Tbilisi, Georgia SSR, USSR",
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    "Гия Канчели",
    "Гия Коркоташвили",
    "Гия  Александрович Канчели",
    "Георгий Александрович Канчели",
    "Giya Kancheli",
    "გია ალექსანდრეს ძე ყანჩელი",
    "Г. Канчели"
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