Folk Music of China Vol. 8 - Kazakh & Kyrgyz Tribes

Różni wykonawcy

NXW 76095-2

This series explores China’s rich and diverse musical heritage. The songs featured in these recordings are folk songs from two Turkic ethnic groups who live in western and north-western Xinjiang. As with Chinese traditional visual arts, the song titles explain their mood and origin.

The Kazakhs pass on their pastoral lifestyle from generation to generation, their music is delicate and their dance mellow and enchanting. There is a saying that ‘music and horses are the two wings of the Kazakhs’. Kyrgyz music however draws influence from Persian-Arabia, with brighter tones and sharper playing.

For the audience who are not familiar with the music from Xinjiang, it is also easy to distinguish the songs between the two minorities in this album by their accompanying instruments. The tunes of Kazakh and Kyrgyz are accompanied by dombra and komuz respectively. As representative instruments for the minorities under discussion, the two are very popular among their peoples.

CD

World music

Naxos

31-08-2020

0636943709528