Folk Songs Of Guangxi
This album explores the traditional music of Guangxi province in southern China, featuring folk songs of the Zhuang, Bouyei, Mulao, and Maonan peoples. These ethnic minorities have maintained distinct cultural identities through music reflecting their unique histories and environments. Guangxi's music carries the warmth and rhythmic vitality of southern China, with vocal styles that range from lyrical to rhythmically driving. You'll encounter traditional instruments and techniques creating textures unlike mainstream Chinese music, with centuries of cultural influence woven throughout. The songs cover the full spectrum of human experience—love, labor, celebration, loss—delivered with authenticity and emotional directness. This is world music documentation at its finest, preserving voices and traditions worthy of being heard beyond their communities. A remarkable window into living Chinese cultural diversity.
Item Details+
| Genre | Folk World and Country |
| Media | Mint (M) |
| Sleeve | Mint (M) |
| Label | Naxos World |
| Year | 2020 |
| Country | Germany |
| Format | CD |
Tracklist+
Genre:
Folk World and Country
Style:
Label:
Naxos World
Country:
Germany
Year:
Feb 2020
1. Zhuang - Guo Shan Qiang 1:27
2. Zhuang - Sui Min Tune 1 1:53
3. Zhuang - Sui Min Tune 2 1:50
4. Zhuang - Sui Min Tune 3 1:50
5. Zhuang - Zhuang Love Song 1 2:35
6. Zhuang - Zhuang Love Song 2 1:55
7. Zhuang - The Steelyard With The Sliding Weight 2:01
8. Zhuang - The Stars And The Moon 1:05
9. Zhuang - Today Is A Good Day 1:54
10. Zhuang - Its Been A Long Time Since You Came Around 1:12
11. Zhuang - Zhuang Love Song 3 2:10
12. Bouyei - Wandering Song 1:04
13. Bouyei - Hesitation 2:07
14. Bouyei - Gathering Joy 1:26
15. Bouyei - Passing Down Traditions 1:03
16. Bouyei - Remembering Bouyei Songs 2:07
17. Bouyei - Learning To Sing 2:01
18. Bouyei - A Bouyei Toasting Song 0:36
19. Bouyei - A Bouyei Tribe Labour Song 1:29
20. Bouyei - A Bouyei Song To Welcome Guests 1:22
21. Bouyei - A Bouyei Welcome Toast 2:07
22. Bouyei - Bouyei Nuo Opera Excerpt 1 1:31
23. Bouyei - Bouyei Nuo Opera Excerpt 2 1:04
24. Bouyei - Bouyei Nuo Opera Excerpt 3 1:12
25. Mulao - December Love Song 1:15
26. Mulao - Take My Boredom Away 1:31
27. Mulao - Spring Comes 1:27
28. Mulao - Sing A Song Regardless Of The Words 1:28
29. Mulao - Watching Flowers Grow 2:47
30. Mulao - Opening Celebrations For A Joyous Event 1:20
31. Mulao - The Inquiry 3:42
32. Mulao - No Able Men At My Side 1:20
33. Mulao - I Join The Troupe 1:13
34. Mulao - The Encounter (Part 1) 1:23
35. Mulao - The Encounter (Part 2) 1:22
36. Mulao - A Mulao Love Song 3:14
37. Maonan - The Five Word Song (Bi Dan Tune) 3:15
38. Maonan - I See A Boy Passing By My House 1:36
39. Maonan - We Are Both Old 1:26
40. Maonan - The Pledge Of Love 1:04
41. Maonan - Shua Diao 1:01
42. Maonan - Bi Nong Ne 1:08
43. Maonan - Joyful Morning Tune 1:06
44. Maonan - Sending Flowers 0:52
45. Maonan - Pray For Blessings From God 1:13
46. Maonan - A Song Of Praise 0:54
47. Maonan - A Toast To The Deities 1:32
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