Folk Music of China, Vol. 7: Folk Songs of the Yi and Qiang Tribes in Sichuan & Yunnan / Various

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Label
Naxos World Music
Release Date
June 12, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 12, 2020
    • UPC
      636943709429
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      NXW76094-2
    • LABEL
      Naxos World Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    Works ⌄

    1. Qi La Wa Ge Er, a Shalang song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Rong Liang, Li Li, Qin Wang, Ju Wang, Rong Zhang, Chunqing Liu, Cuiping Li, Dehuan Liu

    2. Ni Sa, a ritual song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Jimei Suo, Meta Shang

    3. Ge Bu Ze Ni Ruo Yi Mo, a labour song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Anlian Wang

    4. Suo Ya La Bai Ma, a Shalang song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Rong Liang, Li Li, Qin Wang, Ju Wang, Rong Zhang, Chunqing Liu, Cuiping Li, Dehuan Liu

    5. Ha Zhu La Yi, a harvest song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Jimei Suo, Meta Shang

    6. Tao Gan Tao, a celebration song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Wenbai Luo, Hua Yang, Yonglin Gou, Yongyue Bai, Zhaoying Chen

    7. A Wine Song (Qiang Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Anlian Wang

    8. Ji Si Ke Ni Ruo Yi Mo, a Shalang song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Rong Liang, Li Li, Qin Wang, Ju Wang, Rong Zhang, Chunqing Liu, Cuiping Li, Dehuan Liu

    9. Xia Mi, an animal grazing song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Anlian Wang

    10. O La Yi You, a toasting song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Wenbai Luo, Hua Yang, Yonglin Gou, Yongyue Bai, Zhaoying Chen

    11. Nanjian Da Ge, a dancing song

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    12. Treat Our Guests to Drinks

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    13. A Bridal Song (Yi Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    14. Perform Da Ge until Dawn

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    15. Seaweed Song

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    16. Song of Compliments

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    17. Da Ge Song

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    18. A Happy Song (Yi Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    19. Missing a Lover (Yi Tribe Female Solo)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    20. A Love Song Duet (Yi Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    21. Love Song of the Yi

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    22. Picking Flowers

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    23. Perform Da Ge until Mountains Move

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    24. Missing a Lover (Yi Tribe Male Chorus)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

    25. Four Songs About Alcohol

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yi tribe members from Nanjian Yi Autonomous County


This album features songs from the Qiang and the Yi tribes, who both mainly live in the mountainous regions of southwestern China, specifically in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Many of the Yi folk songs make reference to the mountains in this region, especially in love songs and group dance songs, as heard in tracks 19 and 23. The music of both of these two minority groups includes lively short dance songs in duple metre and long melodious labor or love songs that employ a free rhythm. At first, you may not be able to distinguish between the music of these two minority groups; in fact, the two tribes are closely related and the Yi are thought to be descendants of ancient Qiang tribes. The languages of the Qiang and Yi both belong to the Sino-Tibetan language phylum. Yet the music of each tribe has its own distinct characteristics. Although both of them often prefer high pitches, the songs of the Yi tribe use a broader vocal range. The dance songs of the Qiang have lively rhythms and are structured with repetitions of a few musical phrases. The dance songs of the Yi incorporate more melodic and rhythmic variations and long, resounding cries. The cries also appear in other types of Yi songs, for example, the middle of track 23, and the beginning and end of track 24. It is noteworthy that the songs featured here have distinct local characteristics, which may differentiate them from the songs of the Qiang and Yi minority groups living in other parts of China. The Qiang songs in this album come from Xin Beichuan County, the only Qiang autonomous county in China.