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Kirile Pachkoria (1888-1957) was a Georgian folk singer and choir leader. In 1903-1907 he sang in Avksenti Megrelidze's (Авксенти Мегрелидзе) choir in Poti. In 1908 he founded a choir in Gudauta. Dzuku Lolua was a soloist in this choir, and went on to form a choir in Ochamchire. After Lolua's death in 1924, this group was led by Kitsi Gegechkori (კიწი გეგეჭკორი), and then by Pachkoria. From 1936 Pachkoria led the Ethnographic Choir of Western Georgia (Государственный Ансамбль Западной Грузии). From 1940 he was one of the conductors of the Georgian Song and Dance Ensemble (საქართველოს ცეკვისა და სიმღერის სახელმწიფო ანსამბლი).