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Bamboo on the Mountains: Kmhmu Highlanders from Southeast Asia and the United States

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Bamboo on the Mountains: Kmhmu Highlanders from Southeast Asia and the United States
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Bamboo is the mainstay of Kmhmu music, especially the reedpipes, flutes, blowing-tubes, mouth organs, and percussion instruments heard here along with cymbals and gongs, wooden drums, and exciting vocal styles. Drawn from 15 years of field research that extended from garden apartments in suburban California to mountain villages in Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand, this CD samples the deep reservoir of musical traditions maintained today in Kmhmu communities. The first of its kind, this recording reveals the enduring beauty and individuality of each community's performances.

AWARDS
2000 Various Children's Music Web Awards for Traditional World Music

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Track Listing

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Pii koon rook Thongsy 1:15
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102
Teum Thongsy 1:48
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103
Teum song with sngkuul mouth organ Ta' Phuy 4:03
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Teum song with chorus Ta' Peung 3:28
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105
Toot flute Ya' Noi 1:03
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106
Hur tlaa rung blowing tube Ya' San 0:26
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107
Teum song with sngkuul mouth organ Thong Phetdala 3:13
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108
Sngkuul mouth organ Ngeun Khounpanya 1:07
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109
Toot flute Ngeun Khounpanya 1:25
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Pii reed-pipe Ngeun Khounpanya 2:01
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111
Teum song Chanh Thammala 3:34
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112
Teum song with sngkuul mouth organ Chome Sisavath 5:18
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113
Toot tlveel flute Ta' Lay Sivilay 1:03
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114
Toot flute En Phongsavanh 1:02
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Pii tuut ngo' reedpipe En Phongsavanh 1:07
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Teum Chantha Phornsavanh 3:41
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Pii triil flute Ta' Suane 0:49
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Briing drum, rbaang gong, and ceng cymbals Tan Keodaeng 1:54
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Teum song with pii reedpipe Ta' Manh Ruamchit 3:28
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120
Pii reedpipe Ta' Sang 1:39
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Hur tlaa rung blowing tube Nuy Suanala 1:03
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Teum Song Ya' Ak Keodaeng & Ya' Seu Keodaeng 2:08
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Toot flute Plaw 1:45
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Briing tube zither Plaw 1:00
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Hroong jew's harp Ta' Manh Ruamchit 1:41
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Ritual music and song for the buffalo sacrifice Villagers of Mai Chay Den 1:29
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Teum Song Naay Phaek 3:15
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Pii ta' laen reedpipe Me Van Uong 1:22
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Pii rmblaang reedpipe Ta' Sen 0:27
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Toot teum flute Lu Van Hue 1:46
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Dav dav bamboo tuning fork Moong Thi Sy 2:09
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Briing drum, rbaang gong, and ceng cymbal Moong Thi Sy, Vi Tien Hang, Hung Thi Khong 1:54
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Briing tlaa tube zither Oc Cong Dan 2:15
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Hroong jew's harp Moong Duc Thang 1:43
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Hur suul tlaa blowing pipe Ya' Sun 0:21
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Tnheek chordophone Me Van Uong 1:09
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Teum song Me Thi Thoan 3:16
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Pii teum reedpipe Vy Vinh Ha 1:21

Album Info

Catalog Number

SFW40456

Year(s) Released

1999

Recording Date(s)

1982-1994

Label/Collection

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Genre(s)

World

Country(s)

Laos; Thailand; United States; Vietnam

Culture Group(s)

Khmu

Instrument(s)

Bamboo tube zither; Briing; Ceng-ceng (Cymbals); Cymbals; Dav dav; Dong (Gong); Drum; Flute; Flute, reed; Flute, side-blown; Gong; Harmonica; Hur suul tlaa (Bamboo blowing tube); Jew's harp; Minteki; Panpipes; Pii; Rbaang (Gong); Ring Stop flute; Stamping tube; Tnheek; Vocals; Zither, tube

Language(s)

Khmu

Credit(s)

Frank Proschan - Compiler, Liner Notes Editor, Liner Notes, Recorder, Recorder, Producer
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