Folk Music of China, Vol. 10 – Folk Songs of the Pumi, Lisu and Nakhi Peoples

This series explores China’s rich and diverse musical heritage. The songs featured in these recordings are folk songs from the Pumi, Lisu and Nakhi peoples of Yunnan province. As with Chinese traditional visual arts, the song titles explain their mood and origin.
PUMI
1 Song of Mountain Deities - 2:31
2 Song of Pearls - 3:19
3 Song of Dragon Worship - 3:14
4 Song of Wedding Escorting - 3:56
5 Song of Sanjiao Worship - 2:13
6 Song of Happy Gathering - 2:16
7 Pray for Gods’ Blessings - 2:57
8 Song of Reunion - 2:26
LISU
9 Song of Shepherding - 1:29
10 Song of Hunting - 1:53
11 Youye is the Most Beautiful Sound - 2:26
12 A Yi Gan Deng - 2:20
13 Bloom of Kapok Flowers - 2:02
14 Genesis - The Beginning - 2:41
15 Song of Gathering 1 - 2:07
16 Song of Gathering 2 - 1:32
17 Luo Deng (song of Vegetable Searching) - 2:05
18 Wedding Song - 1:34
19 Working Song - 1:59
NAKHI
20 Song for Bride-to-be Daughters - 4:12
21 Song of Transplanting Seedlings 1 - 2:22
22 Song of Transplanting Seedlings 2 - 2:04
23 A Li Li - 2:00
24 O Mu Da - 2:53
25 Gu Qi - 2:21
26 Song of Plucking Seedlings - 4:47
27 Toast Song - 2:31
28 Song of Husking Rice - 1:25