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

Various Artists

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

Track Listing

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