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Bedouin Music of Southern Sinai
When this recording was made, the Bedouin of Southern Sinai were striving to maintain their semi-nomadic ways of life in a changing world. This selection provides a valuable record of and insight into their repertory of archaic poetry, songs and dances, as well as more popular tunes.
When this recording was made, the Bedouin of Southern Sinai were striving to maintain their semi-nomadic ways of life in a changing world. This selection provides a valuable record of and insight into their repertory of archaic poetry, songs and dances, as well as more popular tunes.
The Bora of the Pascoe River: Cape York Peninsula, Northeast Australia
Iron Mountain String Band: An Old Time Southern Mountain String Band
Kilby Snow: Country Songs and Tunes with Autoharp
Music of the Orient
Traditional Music from Grayson and Carroll Counties, Virginia: Songs, Tunes with Fiddle, Banjo and Band
Vocal Music of Contemporary China, Vol. 1: The Han People
Han Kuo-Huang selected this collection of Chinese Operas of the Han People. He explains that "art in contemporary China is to serve a specific (usually political) function rather than the ultimate art-for-art’s sake idea of the west" and that "the audience for this art is workers, peasants, and soldiers." The ol...
Han Kuo-Huang selected this collection of Chinese Operas of the Han People. He explains that "art in contemporary China is to serve a specific (usually political) function rather than the ultimate art-for-art’s sake idea of the west" and that "the audience for this art is workers, peasants, and soldiers." The old traditional opera styles are merged here with contemporary life such as "The Marriage of Xiao Erhei" that is a stance against the feu...
Han Kuo-Huang selected this collection of Chinese Operas of the Han People. He explains that "art in contemporary China is to serve a specific (usually political) function rather than the ultimate art-for-art’s sake idea of the west" and that "the audience for this art is workers, peasants, and soldiers." The old traditional opera styles are merged here with contemporary life such as "The Marriage of Xiao Erhei" that is a stance against the feudal marriage system. Liner notes include History of the Han People and song information.
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