Various Artists - Folk Music of China 14 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

China's rich and diverse musical heritage has been recorded and documented in a stunning, original collection. With twenty 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; a historical snapshot of China's heritage. Due to the cultural privacy China mandates, these are in fact rare, musical gems. This is volume fourteen of a twenty album series, exploring China's rich and diverse musical heritage. Folk songs from the Monba and Lhoba peoples of the Tibet Autonomous Region. These celebrational love songs of the Monba and the Jia yi jia and Bai li songs of the Lhoba, are played on a range of traditional instruments such as the Da beng, Jew's harp and double-tube flutes. Album Tracks 1. Beautiful Flowers 2. Song of Joyful Gathering 3. My Lover [Love Song in Jialu] 4. Love Song in Jialu 5. Today We Gather Here 6. Love Song 7. Happy Gathering in Sama 8. Duet Song in Sama 9. Song of White Crane 10. Song of Intermarriage 1 11. Song of Sacrifice 12. Paean of Our Ancestor 1 13. Paean of Our Ancestor 2 14. Song of Intermarriage 2 15. Song of Labour 16. Love Song