…the renditions of Naxi folksongs by He Jinhua on Songs of the Naxi of Southwest China offer a glimpse at a tradition rarely heard outside its homeland. These songs are full of references to snow-clad mountains, rushing rivers, spring flowers, and the profusion of local wildlife in the Naxi heartland of northwest Yunnan province, tableaus that are reflected in the lilting verse in which they’re sung. On this first collection of Naxi folksongs released outside of China, He presents songs she has learned since childhood from relatives, farmers, colleagues, and field collectors all over the region, as well as pieces for jaw harp and two collaborations with Grammy-winning composer Daniel Ho.
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Thank god for Discogs. Managed to get this via Pariah Child, who threw in a free disc, thank you. Streams via Zazen Bandcamp.
It was the second piece that sold me. Here it is, in all its glory. It’s on Bandcamp, but if you’re in the UK, it’s cheaper to grab it from Amazon. The shipping charge from the US is brutal.
Big delivery today, which is just as well as my internet has slowed to a crawl for no good reason other than that Virgin Media likes to remind us all who is boss sometimes.