add to cart
add to wantlist
email a friend
 
PRICE:
$18.50
IN STOCK
01. Kaly Tran And His Ensemble - Waiting For You At The Communal House
02. Kaly Tran And His Ensemble - Unknown
03. A Wen - Red Bird With The Yellow Leg
04. Bahnar Easter
05. Kaly Tran - Weaving
06. Gong Ensemble Of Kon Kotu Village - Funeral #1
07. A Thut And His Ensemble - I'd Like To Take You To The Riverside
08. Gong Ensemble Of Kon Kotu Village - Funeral #2
09. Y Tham & A Hieu - The Member Of The Ensemble
10. A Thao - When Will You Come Back?
11. Gong Ensemble Of The Long Loi Village - Blang Tree
12. Kaly Tran And His Ensemble - Waiting For You At The Communal House #2
ARTIST
TITLE
Music Of The Bahnar People From The Central Highlands Of Vietnam
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
SF 107LP SF 107LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
12/9/2016

Sublime Frequencies present a collection of music from the Bahnar people who live in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The Bahnar are famous for their rich musical culture and this is perhaps the first-ever release to introduce the full range of Bahnar musical instruments and styles, including gong ensemble, bamboo zither, bamboo xylophone, bamboo fiddle with mouth resonator, and folk songs. Melodic and hypnotic, this music was selected from recordings made in the Kon Tum province from 2006 to 2015 by Eisuke Yanagisawa. One of many highlights of these recordings is a most unusual and stunning instrument - the bamboo fiddle with mouth resonator - which creates an effect that is on one hand an organic auto-tuner of sorts and on the other Peter Frampton coming alive on his 1970s talk-box. The Bahnar's music has been passed down through the ages in each village but is now endangered because of cultural assimilation related to changes in their lifestyles and living environment. These recordings preserve for us the vestiges of a traditional music culture that might no longer be heard in the near future. Includes performances by Kaly Tran And His Ensemble, A Wen, A Thut And His Ensemble, Gong Ensemble Of Kon Kotu Village, Y Tham & A Hieu, A Thao and Gong Ensemble Of The Long Loi Village. Limited edition LP; includes insert of text and images by Eisuke Yanagisawa.