Skip to main content

Songs of the Naxi of Southwest China

He Jinhua
Songs of the Naxi of Southwest China

Sung with grace and conviction, the renditions of Naxi folksongs by He Jinhua on Songs of the Naxi of Southwest China offer a glimpse at a tradition rarely heard outside its homeland. These songs are full of references to snow-clad mountains, rushing rivers, spring flowers, and the profusion of local wildlife in the Naxi heartland of northwest Yunnan province, tableaus that are reflected in the lilting verse in which they’re sung. On this first collection of Naxi folksongs released outside of China, He presents songs she has learned since childhood from relatives, farmers, colleagues, and field collectors all over the region, as well as pieces for jaw harp and two collaborations with Grammy-winning composer Daniel Ho.

Track Listing

icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
101
Keel lee lal bee (Threshing Song) - 打谷调 He Jinhua 03:14
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
102
Xiq dvq bee (Transplanting Song) - 栽秧调 (Version 1) He Jinhua 04:46
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
103
Mil bvl bee (Wedding Song) - 嫁女调 He Jinhua 04:18
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
104
Ceeli Ceemu (Tsheli Tshemu) - 次哩次姆 He Jinhua 02:58
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
105
Gguqqil / We muf ddaq - 谷气和默达调 He Jinhua 04:00
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
106
Bberdder gguqqil (Gguqqil song from Sanba) - 三坝谷气 He Jinhua 04:11
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
107
Labeq gguqqil (Gguqqil song from Labeq) - 拉伯谷气 (Version 1) He Jinhua 04:22
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
108
Ee leeq bee (Ploughing Song) - 犁牛调 He Jinhua 03:29
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
109
Ree bee (Drinking Song) - 酒歌 He Jinhua 06:02
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
110
Ggv zzeeq mil bvl bee (Tibetan Marriage Lament) - 出嫁以后想妈妈 He Jinhua 02:50
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
111
Yuleiq bee, Ji zzoq zol (Songs from Yongning and Eya) - 永宁调、饿亚搭云桥调 He Jinhua 03:04
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
112
Ail jiuq bbv ddaq pil (Dawn Lament) - 鸡鸣哭祭 He Jinhua 03:34
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
113
Saiseeq jjiq / A lil lil jiq perq (Saiseeq jjiq / Beautiful White Clouds) - 三思吉、美丽的白云 He Jinhua 04:14
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
114
Oq mei leeq bee (Song of the Spirit of the Grain) - 谷神调 He Jinhua 02:45
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
115
Kail guegueq (Plucked jaw harp) - 弹口弦 He Jinhua 01:56
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
116
Daiq guegueq (String-activated jaw harp) - 拉口弦 He Jinhua 01:56
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
117
Hei meil zeeq bbvq nee gua guaq (Meeting by Moonlight) - 月下相约 He Jinhua 03:41
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
118
Xiq dvq bee (Transplanting Song) - 栽秧调 (Version 2) He Jinhua 04:54
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
119
Labeq gguqqil (Gguqqil song from Labeq) - 拉伯谷气 (Version 2) He Jinhua 04:28
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
120
Nge nee niruq shel (Self-introduction) - 自述 He Jinhua 01:22