Folk Music of China Vol.4: Folk Songs of Guangxi | Naxos - World Music NXW760912

Folk Music of China Vol.4: Folk Songs of Guangxi

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Label: Naxos - World Music

Cat No: NXW760912

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 14th February 2020

Contents

Artists

Yang Guijin
Wei Xiufeng
Bi Yuxian
Luo Jingchao
Zeng Xianping
He Guochang
He Nianwei
He Lanjuan
He Guimi
He Houfei
He Meishuang
He Xinghui
Wu Daiqun
Wu Chunguang
Wu Huanmei
Wu Xiuping
Tan Sangang

Artists

Yang Guijin
Wei Xiufeng
Bi Yuxian
Luo Jingchao
Zeng Xianping
He Guochang
He Nianwei
He Lanjuan
He Guimi
He Houfei
He Meishuang
He Xinghui
Wu Daiqun
Wu Chunguang
Wu Huanmei
Wu Xiuping
Tan Sangang

About

This series explores China’s rich and diverse musical heritage. The songs featured in this recording are folk songs of four of the minority ethnic groups of Guangxi province – Zhuang, Bouyei, Mulao, Maonan. As with Chinese traditional visual arts, the song titles explain their mood and origin. It is noteworthy that the music of the Dong-Tai language speakers presents a common feature of incorporating polyphonic or heterophonic songs. Although this feature is present in the music of more than 20 minorities in China, it is rare that the speakers of a whole language family all incorporate multi-voice songs in their music. The performance forms of these multi-voice songs include nearly all the types found in folk music. The number of harmonic intervals is limited because the songs usually employ only one octave. Aside from pentatonic scales, the folk music of the Dong-Tai language speakers also incorporates the scales of three or four notes.

Contents:

Zhuang
1. Guo Shan Qiang
2. Sui Min Tune 1
3. Sui Min Tune 2
4. Sui Min Tune 3
5. Zhuang Love Song 1
6. Zhuang Love Song 2
7. The Steelyard with the Sliding Weight
8. The Stars and the Moon
9. Today is a Good Day
10. It’s been a Long Time Since You Came Around
11. Zhuang Love Song 3 (Duet)

Bouyei
12. Wandering Song
13. Hesitation
14. Gathering Joy
15. Passing Down Traditions
16. Remembering Bouyei Songs
17. Learning to Sing
18. A Bouyei Toasting Song
19. A Bouyei Labour Song
20. A Bouyei Song to Welcome Guests
21. A Bouyei Welcome Toast
22. Bouyei Nuo Opera Excerpt 1
23. Bouyei Nuo Opera Excerpt 2
24. Bouyei Nuo Opera Excerpt 3

Mulao
25. December Love Song
26. Take My Boredom Away
27. Spring Comes
28. Sing a Song Regardless of the Words
29. Watching Flowers Grow
30. Opening Celebrations for a Joyous Event
31. The Inquiry (Duet)
32. No Able Men at my Side
33. I Join the Troupe
34. The Encounter (Part 1)
35. The Encounter (Part 2)
36. A Mulao Love Song

Maonan
37. The Five Word Song (Bi Dan tune)
38. I See a Boy Passing by my House
39. We are Both Old
40. The Pledge of Love
41. Shua Diao
42. Bi Nong Ne
43. Joyful Morning Tune
44. Sending Flowers
45. Pray for Blessings from God
46. A Song of Praise (Fei Tao ritual song)
46. A Toast to the Deities (Fei Tao ritual song)

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