Various Artists - Folk Music of China 20 - 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