SOUNDS IMPORTED 3/28/10: VIETNAM

Hey guys, I know this is about a week late, but hey better than never:

Bai Trong Lay and Thet
Buddhist Chants and Prayers
Bai Ha -
all 3 from UNESCO collection A Musical Anthology Of the Orient: Vietnam II
Various Artists|Jeux de gongs plats, cing (2)
From Musique Mnong Gar du Vietnam On French Ocora Label(1972 OCR 80)
Respectrul Invitation to the Goddess of the West
Xang Xê
Both from UNESCO: Vietnam II

Tran Van Khe/Hai/Ngoc|Improvisation Dans Le Style Du Chau Van Et Du Hau Van
Khe/Hai/Ngoc|Improvisation Dans Le Mode Quang
Khe/Hai/Ngoc|Improvisation Dans Le Mode Triste-Solo De Dan Tranh
Khe/Hai/Ngoc|Improvisation Dans La Nuance Modale Xuan
Khe/Hai/Ngoc|Improvisation Dans Le Mode Da-Mac
all 5 from “Vietnam: Improvisations, New Traditional Music” from French Ocora Label performers: Tran Van Khe (lute, zither, ceremonial drum); Tran Quang Hai (spoons, sapeke clappers); Tran Thi Thuy Ngoc (wood block). Recorded at Radio France on July 12th, 1973

Mong Trung |“The Wind Blows and Bends the Weeping Willow” - from UNESCO: Vietnam II
Various Artists|Tambour et gongs plats
Various Artists|Jeux de gongs plats, cing (mnong buu nor)
Various Artists|Jeux de gongs plats, cing
Various Artists|Jeux de gongs plats, cing (maa’ bolöö)
Various Artists|Lamentations funebres
From Musique Mnong Gar du Vietnam

Calebass-Zither :Ting Ning
Concert of Gongs
Calebass-Khene: Knboat
Folk Dance of Thai Pople :Dance Xoe
all 4 from Music of Vietnam Ethnic Folkways Library FE 4352

Various Artists|Cithare tubulaire idiocorde
Various Artists|Le Lithophone de Ndut Lieng Krak
Khai Trang, Nhip mot and Nhip Ba
From Vietnam Court Theatre Music: Hat-Boi
Tune for Vong Co
Later elaboration on Vong Co
old Vong Co
New Vong Co
Scene from Modern Cai Luong
from Music from North and South Vietnam The sung poetry of The north, Theatre music of the south Recorded and annotated by Stephen Addiss on Asch Mankind Series AHM 4219
Than Chu (incantation)
Hat Nam
both from Vietnam Court Theatre Music

Dang Dan Cung Dang Dan
Luu Thuy (Flowing Water)
Both from Ceremonial Music in Hue Imperial Palace and Court, The Music of Vietnam Vol. 2 - Imperial Court Music-Hue

You can check out most of these tunes here.
I got the old Ocora label Vietnamese stuff from the awesome blog different waters.
Let me know if you dig!
-T

SOUNDS IMPORTED 2/21/10: KOREA

Here's the playlist from today's Sounds Imported show:

 Jae Won Ihm |Frozen Winter
 Red Sun & SamulNori|Kil-Kun-Ak
 Chang Poo Ta Ryong(The Courtesan's Lament)
Shin Tan Ga-Chok Byuk Poo (New Short song--A ballad of chok byuk) Both From folkways Folk and Classical Music of Korea
 Young Jae Kim|Mong Kum Po Ta Ryong
 Young Jae Kim|Nilniriya
 500 Years: Variation for 25 String Kayakum
Cha Jin Nong Poo Ga(Farmer's Song) - From folkways Folk and Classical Music of Korea
Seoul Saeul Kayagum Trio|Doraji Taryong
Seoul Saeul Kayagum Trio|Song for rice planting in Sang Ju:Three variations for Kayagum Trio
Kei Myon, Chung Ahk, Woo Cho (Boundary and surface, right music, In the key of woo) -from Folkways Folk and Classical Music of Korea
National Center for Korean Traditional Performing arts|Su Je Cheon Chapter 1
National Center for Korean Traditional Performing arts|Su Je Cheon Chapter 4
Han Pyung Sook, Jea Kyung Whang, Korean Folk Choir | Ariang
" | Nong-boo-gah
So Ihn Yoon|Gol Pae Ta Ryong
Manpa Jungshi ji Kok "The Calmness of Ten Thousand Waves"
Yun Sok Yoon|Komungo Mitdodri
Byung Ki Hwang | Kayakeum Sanjo
Byung Ki Hwang|Legend 2: Story
Byung Ki Hwang|1: Mystic
Byung Ki Hwang|2: Delightful
Byung Ki Hwang|3: Passionate
Byung Ki Hwang|4: Pathetic
Orchestra of the National Music Institute, Seoul, Kim Ki-su, Director|Korean Court Music (on lyrichord Discs Label)

 You can hear the non-vinyl Korean ones again here.
More vinyl posts coming soon!

I also just found this awesome site that has a World Instrument Gallery explaining the construction and function of all different kinds of musical instruments from around the world. It has them all categorized by instrument type and has everything from a kora, to a koto, to a kyi zi all with pictures and explanation of how each instrument is played. Go scope it out!


-T