Folk Music of China, Vol. 4: Folk Songs of Guangxi / Various

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Label
Naxos World Music
Release Date
February 14, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      TRADITIONAL
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 14, 2020
    • UPC
      636943709122
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      NXW76091-2
    • LABEL
      Naxos World Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Guo Shan Qiang, Napo folk song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Guijin Yang

    2. Verse 1

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Guijin Yang, Xiufeng Wei

    3. Verse 2

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Guijin Yang, Xiufeng Wei

    4. Verse 3

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Guijin Yang, Xiufeng Wei

    5. Love Song (Zhuang Tribe) (sung by Xiufeng Wei)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Xiufeng Wei

    6. Love Song (Zhuang Tribe) (sung by Yuxian Bi)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Yuxian Bi

    7. The Steelyard with the Sliding Weight

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Xianping Zeng, Jingchao Luo

    8. The Stars and the Moon

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Guijin Yang

    9. Today is a Good Day

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Yuxian Bi

    10. It's Been a Long Time Since You Came Around

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Xiufeng Wei

    11. Love Song Duet (Zhuang Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Xianping Zeng, Jingchao Luo

    12. Wandering Song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Guochang He, Nianwei He

    13. Hesitation

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Lanjuan He, Guimi He

    14. Gathering Joy

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Lanjuan He, Guimi He

    15. Passing Down Traditions

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Guochang He, Nianwei He

    16. Remembering Bouyei Songs

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Libo County, Qiannan Bouyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province Villagers from Jiangfeng Village

    17. Learning to Sing

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Houfei He, Meishuang He

    18. Toasting Song (Bouyei Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Libo County, Qiannan Bouyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province Villagers from Jiangfeng Village

    19. Labour Song (Bouyei Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Houfei He, Meishuang He

    20. Song to Welcome Guests (Bouyei Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Guochang He, Nianwei He

    21. Welcome Toast (Bouyei Tribe)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Libo County, Qiannan Bouyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province Villagers from Jiangfeng Village

    22. Excerpt 1

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Xinghui He, Anonymous

    23. Excerpt 2

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Xinghui He, Anonymous

    24. Excerpt 3

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Xinghui He, Anonymous

    25. A December Love Song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Daiqun Wu, Chunguang Wu

    26. An Opening Song, "Take My Boredom Away"

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Daiqun Wu, Chunguang Wu

    27. An Opening Song, "Spring Comes"

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Huanmei Wu, Xiuping Wu

    28. An Opening Song, "Sing a Song Regardless of the Words"

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Huanmei Wu, Xiuping Wu

    29. Watching Flowers Grow

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Huanmei Wu, Xiuping Wu

    30. Opening Celebrations for a Joyous Event

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Chunguang Wu, Daiqun Wu

    31. The Inquiry (Duet)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Huanmei Wu, Xiuping Wu, Daiqun Wu, Chunguang Wu

    32. No Able Men at My Side

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Daiqun Wu, Chunguang Wu

    33. I Join the Troupe

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Daiqun Wu, Chunguang Wu

    34. Part I

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Daiqun Wu, Chunguang Wu

    35. Part II

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Daiqun Wu, Chunguang Wu

    36. A Love Song (Mulao Tribe), 4 stanzas

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Daiqun Wu, Chunguang Wu

    37. A Five-Word Song, "Bi Dan Tune"

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Anonymous

    38. A Seven-Word Song, "I See a Boy Passing by My House"

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Anonymous

    39. A Five-Word Joy Tune, "We Are Both Old"

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Anonymous

    40. The Pledge of Love, "Gold Line Tune"

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Anonymous

    41. Shua Diao (Playing Tune)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Anonymous

    42. Bi Nong Ne

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Anonymous

    43. Huan Zao Diao (Joyful Morning Tune)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Anonymous

    44. Sending Flowers, "Liu Lang Lei"

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Anonymous

    45. Pray for Blessings from God, Fei Tao ritual song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Sangang Tan

    46. A Song of Praise, Fei Tao ritual song with Nuo mask dance

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Sangang Tan

    47. A Toast to the Deities, Fei Tao ritual song

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Anonymous


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.