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?afla: Bedouin Evening: Coffee Grinding, Da???ya Dance, Poem's Declamation
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.
Narration and Song
Black Eyed Suzy
Sourwood Mountain
6. Piano Music: 1861-1886
Naga-uta: Urashima
Sally Goodin'
Selling Vegetables / Selling the Drought Boat
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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