FLAC tracks  | World, Folk | 1:04:37 | Naxos World Music | 301 MbThis release kicks off a new series exploring China’s rich and diverse musical heritage.

The songs featured in this recording are folk songs of the five minority ethnic groups of Qinghai and Gansu provinces – Tu, Bonan, Dongxiang, Yugur and Salar.

As with Chinese traditional visual arts, the song titles explain their mood and origin.

The five minority ethnic groups that perform on this album mainly live in seven autonomous counties under the administration of the Gansu and Qinghai Provinces in northwestern China.

Bordering Qinghai to the west, Gansu is located between the Tibetan Plateau and the Loess Plateau.

The Yellow River flows through the southern part of Gansu, where the Qilian Mountains are located.

Volume 2, Folk Songs of Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang is scheduled for release in October 2019.

Tracklist:01. Guilan An – Song of the Moon (1:21)02. Cuilan Bai – The Beautiful Grassland (2:28)03. Yufang Bai – La La Lo (1:19)04. Guilan An – History of the Yugurs (1:13)05. Jianming Guo; Changhai Guo – Dressing the Groom (0:52)06. Yufang Bai – The Bride Wears the Accessory (0:45)07. Cuilan Bai – The Yugurs from Xi Zhi Ha Zhi (2:34)08. Jianming Guo; Changhai Guo – Joda to the Groom (0:54)09. Yufang Bai – A Pastoral Song (2:32)10. Cuilan Bai – Here Come the Guests (2:43)11. Jianming Guo; Changhai Guo – Chanting at the Banquet (1:23)12. Zhanxiang Han – Ba Xi Gu Liu Liu (0:40)13. Zhanxiang Han – Yu’er, a l Love Song (1:46)14. Zhanxiang Han – San Hua Cao (0:50)15. Zhanxiang Han – Salar Zhi Ling (1:14)16. Zhanxiang Han – Ixora on a High Mountain, Yu’er (1:25)17. Zhanxiang Han – Persicaria Orientalis, Hua’er (0:40)18. Zhanxiang Han – Kids of the Salar Riding Waves, Hua’er (1:00)19. Zhanxiang Han – The Yellow River on the Left and Cliffs on the Right (1:11)20. Chenghua Li – Song of Toasting (1:04)21. Siming Dong; Wanfu Niu; Jinxing Sha – A Traditional Wedding Song of Tu People (1:10)22. Yuxiu Xi; Chenghua Li; Yumei Long; Yongmei Yang; Dehua Hu – Welcoming Guests (1:13)23. Wanfu Niu; Siming Dong; Jinxing Sha; Yuxiu Xi; Chenghua Li; Ping Qiao; Wenhua Li – An Zhao Dance (2:50)24. Chenghua Li; Yuxiu Xi – Come to Play on the Ridge (0:46)25. Wanfu Niu; Jinxing Sha – Mounting the Horse (0:57)26. Wanfu Niu – Daughter’s Complaint (1:55)27. Wanfu Niu; Siming Dong; Jinxing Sha; Yuxiu Xi; Chenghua Li – Red Blossom Festival (1:14)28. Wanfu Niu; Jinxing Sha – A Girl’s Song (0:56)29. Xiaoquan Ma – The Lad Can’t Move His Eyes Away (1:16)30. Jinshan Ma – Dongxiang Yi Ling (1:56)31. Haishan Ma – Life Is Short (1:15)32. Xiaoquan Ma; Jinshan Ma – Sour-Sweet Pears (1:32)33. Jinshan Ma – Dongxiang Si Ling (0:57)34. Xiaoquan Ma – Hardship in Old Age (3:28)35. Jinshan Ma – An Old Peasant (0:58)36. Wei Ma – Picturesque Valley of Tangwang (0:57)37. Jinshan Ma – A Dongxiang Girl’s Song (1:51)38. Jinshan Ma – Mi La Ga Hei (0:45)39. Jinshan Ma – The Rolling Dragon Brings the Rain (1:29)40. Tingrui Zhang – A Bonan Melody (1:25)41. Tingrui Zhang – A Melody About a Lover (1:23)42. Tingrui Zhang – Big Eyes (1:25)43. Tingrui Zhang – A Pony (1:39)44. Tingrui Zhang – Cang Lang Lang Melody (1:20)45. Tingrui Zhang – A Banquet Song (0:37)46. Tingrui Zhang – A Straight Melody (1:33)