Various Artists - Folk Music of China 11 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

China's rich and diverse musical heritage has been recorded and documented in a stunning, original collection. With a total of twenty albums, this is a highly specialized series with the appeal of perhaps being the closest thing to the 'complete works' of traditional Chinese music. Each album features a different region of the vast territory; an historical snapshot of China's heritage. Due to the cultural privacy China mandates, these are in fact rare, musical gems. This is the concluding volume of a twenty album series, exploring China's rich and diverse musical heritage. It features banquet and hua'ersongs of the Hui; folk songs of the Manchu, featuring the Ba jiao gu (octagonal drum); dingba tunes of the Xibe, accompanied by the feite kena; lyrical songs of the Korean peoples, including songs from Arirang tune group; and sea songs of the Gin peoples accompanied by the duxianqin. Album Tracks 1. Interactive Song [Banquet Song] 2. White Peonies Are As White As Snow [Hua'er, White Peonies] 3. Peasants Excerpt [Banquet Song] 4. Tea Water Has Been Boiled Inky-Dark [Hua'er, South Town] 5. Da Diao [Banquet Song) 6. Sofia's Woes Excerpt [Banquet Song] 7. See Our Countrymen [Hua'er, Second Tune] 8. Three Visits to the Girl's Door [Hua'er, Morningstar Lilies] 9. Song of Divinity 10. Pray for Divinity 1 11. Leave for the Battle 12. You You Che [A Lullaby] 13. Toasting Song 14. Pray for Divinity 2 15. Wedding Song 16. Zha Hei Zhu Hei [Shaman Song] 17. Dingba Performance [Wedding Ritual Song, Escort the Bride] 18. Song of Field [Courtship Song] 19. Song of Douqi [Shaman Song Wu Ya la Yi Ye] 20. Song of Field [Love Song] 21. Ya Qi Na 22. Song of Hunting [Concerted Song] 23. Song of Ao Du'er [Love Song] 24. Xibo Beilun [Traditional Dance Music, Dongbur Solo] 25. Song of Mountains 26. Melody of Crop Straws [Singing in Chorus

China's rich and diverse musical heritage has been recorded and documented in a stunning, original collection. With nineteen albums in the pipeline, this is a highly specialized series with the appeal of perhaps being the closest thing to the 'complete works' of traditional Chinese music. Each album features a different region of the vast territory; an historical snapshot of China's heritage. Due to the cultural privacy China mandates, these are in fact rare, musical gems. This series explores China's rich and diverse musical heritage. The songs featured in these recordings are folk songs from the Tibetan peoples of Qinghai province and the Tibet autonomous region. Beautiful folk singing, atmospheric soundscapes of nature and varied traditional instruments are heard in this colorful album from Tibet. Album Tracks 1. Zhu Sang Sang 2. Golden Hometown 3. Beautiful Flowers on the Grassland 4. Folk Song of Changdu in Tibet 5. Love Song 6. A Ke Ban Ma 7. Auspicious Mountain 8. Three Birds 9. Song of Toasting 1 10. Folk Song of Linzhi 11. Song of Toasting 2 12. Song of Toasting A Happy Gathering 13. Beautiful Songs 14. Having the Destiny to Be Together 15. Snowy Plateau Stands Closest to the Sun 16. Tradtitional Tibetan Song 17. Good Place 18. Celebrating Harvest

China's rich and diverse musical heritage has been recorded and documented in a stunning, original collection. With fifteen albums in the pipeline, this is a highly specialized series with the appeal of perhaps being the closest thing to the 'complete works' of traditional Chinese music. Each album features a different region of the vast territory; an historical snapshot of China's heritage. Due to the cultural privacy China mandates, these are in fact rare, musical gems. The Uzbek and Tatar peoples both live in Xinjiang province and speak Turkic languages. The population of Chinese Uzbeks is around ten thousand, which is approximately three times that of the Tatars. The majority of these two peoples live in the northern and western regions of Xinjiang province. The Uzbek music displays it's artistic charm with complex melodic variations and gorgeous ornaments. Their instrumental music mainly includes interludes of Shashmaqam and dutars accompany all the Uzbek musical pieces. The music of the Tatars is the gemstone in Xinjiang's musical crown, with many of their songs being popular among different ethnic groups. In this album, the accordion accompanies all the Tatar songs. The kubyz, the brass jew's harp, is another popular instrument among them and they also perform on an instrument similar to a long end-blown flute, the qurai. Album Tracks 1. Your Beautiful Eyes (Look Into Your Eyes) = ? (?) 2. Dutar = ? 3. A Lively Young Man = ? 4. A Swan's Wings = ? 5. Qia Le Hai = ? 6. Handkerchief = ? 7. Spring Water = ? 8. Ex-Lover = ? 9. A Lively Girl = ? 10. In Love with a Soulmate = ? 11. Mother = ? 12. Strawberries = ? 13. Song of Hometown = ? 14. Sorrow = ? 15. Sa Er Man = ? 16. A Sickle Girl (Crescent Moon) = ? (?) 17. Ya LI Ya = ? 18. Butterflies = ? 19. Play the Dutar = ? 20. Missing You = ?