Naxos World

Composers: Traditional

Folk Music of China, Vol. 1

Artists: An, Guilan · Bai, Cuilan · Bai, Yufang · Dong, Siming · Guo, Changhai · Guo, Jianming · Han, Zhanxiang · Hu, Dehua · Li, Chenghua · Li, Wenhua · Long, Yumei · Ma, Haishan · Ma, Jinshan · Ma, Wei · Ma, Xiaoquan · Niu, Wanfu · Qiao, Ping · Sha, Jinxing · Xi, Yuxiu · Yang, Yongmei · Zhang, Tingrui

The new "Folk Music of China" series explores China's rich and diverse musical heritage with recordings of songs from all 55 ethnic minorities in the country. The recordings on this album are folk songs from the five ethnic minorities of the provinces of Qinghai and Gansu: Tu, Bonan, Dongxiang, Yugur, and Salar.... Read more

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The new "Folk Music of China" series explores China's rich and diverse musical heritage with recordings of songs from all 55 ethnic minorities in the country. The recordings on this album are folk songs from the five ethnic minorities of the provinces of Qinghai and Gansu: Tu, Bonan, Dongxiang, Yugur, and Salar. As with traditional Chinese visual art, the titles of the songs explain their basic mood and geographical origin.

Number Title Duration
1 Song of the Moon 00:01:21 listen
2 The Beautiful Grassland 00:02:28 listen
3 La la lo 00:01:18 listen
4 History of the Yugurs 00:01:13 listen
5 Dressing the Groom 00:00:52 listen
6 The Bride Wears the Accessory 00:00:44 listen
7 The Yugurs from Xi Zhi Ha Zhi 00:02:33 listen
8 Joda to the Groom 00:00:54 listen
9 A Pastoral Song 00:02:31 listen
10 Here Come the Guests 00:02:42 listen
11 Chanting at the Banquet 00:01:22 listen
12 Ba xi gu liu liu 00:00:39 listen
13 Yu'er, a Love Song 00:01:45 listen
14 San hua cao 00:00:49 listen
15 Salar zhi ling, a Folk Song 00:01:13 listen
16 Ixora on a High Mountain 00:01:24 listen
17 Persicaria orientalis 00:00:40 listen
18 Kids of the Salar Riding Waves 00:01:00 listen
19 The Yellow River on the Left and Cliffs on the Right 00:01:11 listen
20 Song of Toasting 00:01:03 listen
21 A Traditional Wedding Song of the Tu People 00:01:10 listen
22 Welcoming Guests 00:01:12 listen
23 An Zhao Dance 00:02:50 listen
24 Come to Play on the Ridge 00:00:45 listen
25 Mounting the Horse 00:00:57 listen
26 Daughter's Complaint 00:01:54 listen
27 Red Blossom Festival 00:01:13 listen
28 A Girl's Song 00:00:56 listen
29 The Lad Can't Move His Eyes Away 00:01:15 listen
30 Donxiang Yi Ling 00:01:55 listen
31 Life Is Short 00:01:14 listen
32 Sour-Sweet Pears 00:01:31 listen
33 Dongxiang Si Ling 00:00:57 listen
34 Hardship in Old Age 00:03:27 listen
35 An Old Peasant 00:00:57 listen
36 Picturesque Valley of Tangwang 00:00:56 listen
37 A Dongxiang Girl's Song 00:01:50 listen
38 Mi la ga hei, a Narrative Song 00:00:45 listen
39 The Rolling Dragon Brings the Rain 00:01:29 listen
40 A Bonan melody 00:01:24 listen
41 A melody about a lover 00:01:23 listen
42 Big eyes 00:01:25 listen
43 A pony 00:01:39 listen
44 Cang lang lang melody 00:01:19 listen
45 A banquet song 00:00:37 listen
46 A straight melody 00:01:35 listen

Track list

All audio previews are 30-second music excerpts.

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