Folk Music of China, Vol. 16 – Folk Songs of The Dong, Gelao and Yao Peoples

Folk Music of China, Vol. 16 – Folk Songs of The Dong, Gelao and Yao Peoples

Folk songs from the Dong, Gelao and Yao peoples of Guizhou Province. This album features the grand songs of the Dong, love songs of the Gelao, and two-voice songs of the Yao peoples. All played on traditional instruments such as the wooden bowed lute and mouth organs (made of Paulownia). This is volume sixteen of a twenty album series, exploring China’s rich and diverse musical heritage.
DONG
1. The Song of Cicadas in May - 3:13
2. The World is Full of Love - 3:02
3. Settlement of Ancestors - 2:20
4. Think of My Beau - 2:03
5. I Miss You Song - 0:49
6. Cleverer Mind and Nimble Hands - 1:58
7. In Praise of New Life - 7:02
8. The Song of Cicadas in March - 3:32
9. Vine and Tree - 3:06
10. Duet at the Drum-Tower Excerpts - 5:51
11. A Duo - 1:15
12. Good Days - 1:31
13. Frog Song - 1:47
14. Yellow Withered Leaf - 2:07
15. Play Folk Song - 1:03

GELAO
16. Love Song 1 - 0:58
17. Love Song 2 - 0:59
18. Red Plum Blossom (work song) - 3:03
19. Song of Offering Tea - 1:13
20. A Love Song about Rice Fields - 1:36
21. Song of Time - 5:21
22. Weeding First - 4:08
23. Chinese Hwamei Tweeting Happily on the Mountain - 1:12
24. A Boy Walks into a Garden - 0:49
25. Visit My Girl - 1:40
26. Shuo Fu Si - 1:41
27. A Cowboy Song - 3:59
28. A Mountain-Climbing Tiger - 1:00

YAO
29. Multipart Folk Song 1 - 0:51
30. Multipart Folk Song 2 - 0:55
31. Multipart Folk Song 3 - 0:56
32. Multipart Folk Song 4 - 0:52
33. Multipart Folk Song 5 - 0:45
34. Folk Tune 1 - 0:46
35. Folk Tune 2 - 0:47
36. Folk Tune 3 - 0:40
37. Folk Tune 4 - 0:44

Total playing time: 76:59 min