Mao, Ellie: Ellie Mao: An Anthology of Chinese Folk Songs
Mao, Ellie: Ellie Mao: An Anthology of Chinese Folk Songs
Format: CD
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Artist: Mao, Ellie
Label: Folkways Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 093070887725
Genre: International
In this charming collection of Chinese folk songs, Ellie Mao surveys the vast landscape of China's music with her strong voice, from the Himilayas to the Pacific coast. These songs are often passed by word of mouth from generation to generation, sung in the fields, farmhouses, and festivals. Based on her understanding of Chinese culture, Ellie Mao works carefully to preserve the authenticity of the songs. Many of the songs featured in this anthology have appeared in various collections, but often have had no "public" performances, as "professional" folk singers had just begun to emerge in China at the time of this production. These songs were translated into the traditional Chinese dialect so that they could be more easily understood, but Ellie Mao provides listeners with the authentic Sichuanese dialect in several songs [Disc 2, tracks 1, 2, and 3]. The tracks of these albums provide small snapshots of the joy of life that pervades the spirit of the Chinese people, which can transcend the barriers of language.
Tracks:
1.1 The Sweeping Wind (Kanshu)
1.2 In a Far-Away Place (Tsing Hai)
1.3 The Funny Old Man (Tsing Hai)
1.4 Heartache (Ho Tao Region of Inner Mongolia)
1.5 Festive Song (Ho Tao Region of Inner Mongolia)
1.6 The Embroidered Purse (Shansi)
1.7 Digging Potatoes (Shansi)
1.8 Wu-Ke Tends the Sheep (Yulin-Shensi)
1.9 Hanging Red Laterns (Yulin-Shensi)
1.10 Lo-Ho-Ho (Chekiang)
1.11 The Nine-Ring Puzzle (Hupei)
1.12 Clear Is the River (Hupei)
1.13 Kite-Flying (Hunan)
1.14 When the Gardenias Bloom (Szechuan)
1.15 Bean Sprouts, Scallions and Garlic Cloves (Szechuan)
1.16 The Washerwoman (Szechuan)
1.17 My Love Is Like a Dragon in the Sky (Yunnan)
1.18 The Mule-Driver's Song (Yunnan)
1.19 The Guessing Song (Yunnan)
1.20 Riding Up the Hill (Hsi Kang)
1.21 The Little Birds (Tsing Hai-Uighur Folk Song)
1.22 Song of the Wagon Driver (Sinkiang-Uighur Folk Song)
1.23 The Little Swallow (Sinkiang-Khazak Folk Song)
1.24 Majira (Sinkiang-Khazak Folk Song)
1.25 The Happy Fisherman (Traditional)
1.26 The Little Cabbage (Traditional)
1.27 The Bamboo Flute (Traditional)
1.28 Flower Drum Song (Traditional)
