Tibetan Folk Music [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 22, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Saydisc
• ASIN: B00000JH9L
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #495,824 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #97 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > Tibet

Track Listings

1. Picnic in Summertime - Tashi Tsering/Lhaktse/Zomkyi

2. The Great Vulture With White Feathers - Dekyi Lhazom

3. Love Song - Tashi

4. Wool Song - Norsang

5. Five Different Coloured Prayer Flags - Petso

6. Wealth - Dingtsi

7. The Grassland up There - Lhaktse

8. Highland Song: Beautiful Lady - Tashi Tsering/Dalha/Tashi/Drema/Kelsang

9. Kham Folk Song - Najang

10. Truly in Love - Lobsang Gadan

11. Lady Sonam Yangchen - Tashi/Tashi Tsering

12. A Female Deity Is the Ornament of the Monasteries - Girpo

13. Song of Good Fortune - Tashi Tsering/Dalha/Tashi/Drema/Kelsang

14. The Bejewelled Grassland Down by the Yellow River - Dekyi Lhazom

15. The Mighty Dragon With the Thunderous Roar - Mishigchung/Gya Lag

16. The Thangla Pass in Nya Lam - Zomkyi/Tashi Tsering

17. Salt Song - Norsang

18. The Crops in the Field Are Growing Nicely - Dingtsi

19. Ceremonial Song - Tashi Tsering/Dalha/Tashi/Drema/Kelsang

20. Blue Sky - Te'u Chung

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A rare find, April 28, 2000

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peter mcguire - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tibetan Folk Music (Audio CD)

Nearly all the Tibetan music available is monastic music, music which is part of religious liturgies. It is very meaningful, but you really need to know what the particular prayers are about. It is not meant to be crafted melodies. It is sung by monks at that very deep tone, so it is directed to a very specific "mind level". (Someone else described it as sounding like a big Mac truck revving up, but that's not quite fair!) However, the common people of Tibet are rarely heard, and Tibetan folk music is hard to come by. This is a good example of skilled singers (without the aid of hi-tech) of melodies which have a special sweetness and appeal. There are a couple of examples of female operatic singing, which, after I listened to it a few times, I began to appreciate. Furthermore, it is wonderful to think of these far away people (there are photos of them on the label, their cheeks ruddy from the cold), who obviously have to endure an onerous life, reaching into our living rooms!

Yes, this musical introduction to Tibetan folk culture is highly recommended.